Latest in Tag: press syndicate Highlight
Latest in Tag: press syndicate

In Video: Press freedom is in danger: Amr Badr

In Video: Verdict shouldn’t distract us from main journalists’ causes: El-Balshy

Press Syndicate leaders sentenced to 2 years on charges of sheltering wanted suspects
Misdemeanours court orders EGP 10,000 bail, syndicate seeks next steps

Journalists raise concerns on already precarious rights amid ongoing economic crisis
Economic impact not yet felt; real problems to begin with next paycheque, says prominent Press Syndicate member

60% drop in press institutions salary following pound flotation: Press Syndicate
Syndicateâs Freedoms Committee warns of degradation of journalistsâ rights as a result of recent economic policies

Family members voice difficulties in visiting detained journalists El-Battawy, Shawkan
El-Battawy is being held in solitary confinement, while Shawkan was transferred to a different prison for unknown reasons

Press Syndicate launches âfreedom to the penâ campaign
Family supported campaign decries journalistsâ detentionÂ

Trial of Press Syndicate leaders postponed to 29 October
The case was postponed to hear the argument from the defence team, the only reaming step for the court to make a final ruling in the case

3 photojournalists detained for 15 days pending investigation
They were arrested on Monday while shooting a video near the Press Syndicate in downtown Cairo

Court rejects prosecutionâs appeal, releases journalist Mahmoud Al-Saqa
The journalist and two others received a release order on Thursday

Journalist Mahmoud Al-Saqa granted release on EGP 5,000 bail
The journalist was among many arrested over the Red Sea islands protests

Detained journalist Al-Saqa voices poor health, maintains hope
The doctor told me that sleeping on the floor is damaging my spine and the bones in my side, and that I should sleep on a bed, says journalist

3 photojournalists arrested for âunlicensed photographyâ
Photojournalist Hamdy Al-Zaeem was previously sentenced in absentia to three years in prison on bail, says lawyer

Court adjourns trial of Press Syndicate leaders to 8 October
The leaders are being tried on charges of harbouring wanted suspects and spreading false news

Teachers demonstrate for improvement in ‘living conditions’
Egypt will not achieve progress unless the government improves conditions for teachers and the education sector, says a teacher

JATO monthly report highlights restrictions on press freedom by state
The suspension of TV anchors, directors, and writers are main cases mentioned in the report

Online petition supports detained journalist Mahmoud Al-Saqa
Freedoms Committee files three new complaints, demanding releases and medical treatment for imprisoned journalists

Court session for removal of Press Syndicate barricades set for 18 October
Several protests against controversial issues, including Red Sea islands case and exams leaks, have been held around the syndicate in recent months

Violations against freedoms reach highest levels under Al-Sisi rule: AFTE
Hostility between authorities, press has reached unprecedented levels so far in 2016, says report

Press Syndicate Freedoms Committee demands medical release for detained journalists
The Press Syndicateâs Freedoms Committee arranged a meeting to discuss the conditions of detained journalists on Thursday, highlighting that the majority is suffering from poor health conditions and is in need of a medical release. Head of the committee Khaled El-Balshy said that the state did not implement any of its previous promises which included …

Press Syndicate reveals individuals accused of corruption
The head of the syndicateâs finance department is accused of embezzling EGP 260,000

Press Syndicate to send report to prosecution following corruption incident
Prosecution will investigate alleged corruption in syndicate

JATO condemns solitary confinement used against journalists
Press Syndicateâs Freedoms Committee to discuss medical treatment for jailed journalists

Prosecution to investigate alleged embezzlement in Press Syndicate
The syndicate head is accused of not informing the members of alleged corruption

Court releases press advocate Amr Badr on bail
Badr was arrested along with journalist Al-Saqa when security forces stormed the Press Syndicate in an unprecedented move

Freedoms Committee holds executive authority responsible for journalistsâ safety
Detained journalists are being denied medical treatment despite their deterioration of health

Court rejects judicial guardianship over Press Syndicate
Head of syndicate asserts new law to maintain guarantees for journalists

46 years after Press Syndicate law first issued: is it time for an update?
Law organising journalistsâ work today cites out-of-date entities from Gamal Abdel Nasserâs era

Journalists express solidarity with detained Al-Saqa
Al-Saqa is in poor health amid the prison administrationâs negligence to offer him proper health care

Court orders imprisonment, fine for Al-Ahram journalists
Al-Zind accuses two journalists of libel