Freedom of Expression
Egypt expects ‘unfair’ US congress hearing on its human rights record
Egypt
December 7, 2017
Egypt expects ‘unfair’ US congress hearing on its human rights record
The spokesperson for Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ahmed Abu Zeid, expects an “unfair” hearing at the Tom Lantos Human…
Russian lawmakers vote to bar entry to US reporter
World
December 6, 2017
Russian lawmakers vote to bar entry to US reporter
The State Duma lower house of Russia’s parliament voted on Wednesday to bar correspondents of US mass media, including The…
China think tank calls for ‘democratic’ internet governance
World
December 4, 2017
China think tank calls for ‘democratic’ internet governance
China ranks fifth among 38 nations globally in standards of cyber governance, a top state-backed internet think tank said on…
Blocked news websites in Egypt go active at dawn, witness suspension in afternoon
Science
June 16, 2017
Blocked news websites in Egypt go active at dawn, witness suspension in afternoon
Several social media users and officials from a number of media outlets, that were recently blocked in Egypt, said in…
Council of Europe warns of rising media self-censorship
World
April 20, 2017
Council of Europe warns of rising media self-censorship
Journalists are increasingly resorting to self-censorship to avoid falling foul of the authorities in the face of physical and psychological…
Al-Bawaba chief condemns suspension of Tuesday issue
Egypt
April 11, 2017
Al-Bawaba chief condemns suspension of Tuesday issue
Abdel Rehim Ali, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Al-Bawaba News issued a statement on Monday regarding the suspension of Tuesday's issue…
BBC journalist faces five years jail for Thailand reporting
World
February 23, 2017
BBC journalist faces five years jail for Thailand reporting
A British journalist with the BBC faces up to five years in a Thai jail after a lawyer brought a…
Egypt MP says Naguib Mahfouz should have been prosecuted for violating public morality
Egypt
November 29, 2016
Egypt MP says Naguib Mahfouz should have been prosecuted for violating public morality
An Egyptian member of parliament (MP) said that late Nobel Prize laureate Naguib Mahfouz should have been put on trial…
Writer Fatma Naoot’s sentence reduced to six months
Egypt
November 24, 2016
Writer Fatma Naoot’s sentence reduced to six months
An Egypt court accepted Thursday the appeal of writer and poet Fatma Naoot against a three-year sentence handed down to…
Egypt court rejects appeal for writer jailed for ‘obscenity’
Egypt
July 18, 2016
Egypt court rejects appeal for writer jailed for ‘obscenity’
An Egyptian court has rejected an appeal by an Egyptian author against a two-year prison sentence he was given on…