defamation charges
Complaints claim Egypt satirist defamed military
Egypt
October 27, 2013
Complaints claim Egypt satirist defamed military
Egypt’s top prosecutor received complaints Saturday against a popular television satirist less than 24 hours after he returned to the…
Prosecutor investigates claim against pro-Morsy sports commentator
Egypt
September 7, 2013
Prosecutor investigates claim against pro-Morsy sports commentator
Major General Mohamed Ibrahim, Minister of the Interior, submitted a request to top prosecutor Hisham Barakat on Saturday to investigate…
CBC owner, director to be interrogated in Bassem Youssef case
Egypt
April 22, 2013
CBC owner, director to be interrogated in Bassem Youssef case
The owner and executive director of the private satellite TV channel CBC will be interrogated by the public prosecutor’s office…
Court upholds sentence for Salafi preacher on defamation charges
Egypt
April 18, 2013
Court upholds sentence for Salafi preacher on defamation charges
The year-long prison sentence handed down to Salafi preacher Abdallah Badr, who was found guilty of defaming actress Elham Shahin,…
Okasha acquitted of defamation charges
Egypt
April 15, 2013
Okasha acquitted of defamation charges
Controversial talk show host Tawfiq Okasha, owner of the private Al-Faraeen satellite channel, was acquitted on charges of defaming the…
Comedian Bassem Youssef charged with defaming Morsy, again
Egypt
March 4, 2013
Comedian Bassem Youssef charged with defaming Morsy, again
Comedian Bassem Youssef has been accused of defaming President Mohamed Morsy in a lawsuit filed by 12 individuals. Prosecutor General…
Our journalists have never been freer, Morsy proclaims
Egypt
January 11, 2013
Our journalists have never been freer, Morsy proclaims
The country has never known anything like the past six months in terms of the sheer freedom of the…
TV host accused of defaming judiciary released on bail
Egypt
October 15, 2012
TV host accused of defaming judiciary released on bail
TV host Reem Maged was released from custody on LE500 bail on Monday. Maged is accused of defaming the judiciary…