Latest in Tag: Reporters Highlight
Latest in Tag: Reporters

Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar freed
Both were investigating country’s murder of 10 Rohingya Muslims

Local media, few foreign reporters highlight ‘improvement of life’ in Sinai in rare visit
Media reports cite ‘returning of life’ in restive peninsula

Dotmsr fires 85 reporters after Abou Hashima seizes control
This is not the first time the web portal has witnessed a mass dismissal; in 2014, 75 reporters were dismissed

222 violations against reporters, media personnel in first 3 months of 2016: JATO
Between 2015 and 2016, deleting content on cameras and preventing press coverage recorded as the top violations against journalists

Journalists should have legal rights, not face detention: Press Syndicate
After Al-Sisi’s apology to lawyers, journalists demand clear stance on press freedom

Calls for sit-in on Egypt’s Press Day
Journalists demand syndicate protection, fair wages, end of imprisonment

Egyptian journalists celebrate Press Freedom Day remembering colleagues
“The police’s detention of journalists on their Freedom Day is alarming,” says prominent journalist

Why press freedom?
Voices from journalists worldwide on World Press Freedom Day

Journalists’ detention, electronic press among upcoming challenges: Qallash
“The syndicate stood still for [a long period] and is capable of more,” says new Press Syndicate head
25 January anniversary, 25 journalists abused: Journalists Against Torture
Rally attacked in front of Press Syndicate

Arab Investigative Journalism forum held in Jordan
Conference included focus on situation of journalism in Egypt

Detention, killing of journalists leads to increased self censorship: NGOs
On World Press Freedom Day, reports from local and international organisations paint a grim picture of media freedoms in Egypt in 2013

ANHRI condemns university security preventing Youm7 journalist from covering clashes
Amid deteriorating conditions for journalists, human rights group calls on Egyptian authorities to stop targeting journalists

Injury of journalists raises questions on job safety
Press Syndicate calls for silent protest to demonstrate journalists’ anger at the “deliberate attacks”

What am I going to tell my reporters?
Nine months ago, last July, when the army backed the people who took to the streets on 30 June and Al Sisi came out in all his glory reading the armed forces statement which included almost everything protesting Egyptians demanded at the time. A specific roadmap was announced and a temporary civilian president was instated. …

Egypt ranks 159th of 180 countries in 2014 World Press Freedom Index
Egypt’s media underwent a “Brotherisation” and “Sisification” in 2013, according to a new report from Reporters Without Borders

Reporter abuse-trading echoes Syria’s divide
The most recent international conferences of the so-called Friends of Syria countries only involved the opposition.

Reporters Without Borders condemns abuse of journalists
International Organisation denounces recent attacks on reporters in Cairo

The editor’s new clothes
Adel Heine’s weekly column