Freedom of Expression
Amnesty: Egypt human rights continued deterioration in 2014
Egypt
February 25, 2015
Amnesty: Egypt human rights continued deterioration in 2014
In its report for the status of human rights across the world during 2014, Amnesty International has highlighted what it…
Update: Egypt confiscates revolution-time graffiti book for “instigating revolt”
Egypt
February 18, 2015
Update: Egypt confiscates revolution-time graffiti book for “instigating revolt”
Egypt's customs services in Alexandria have seized 400 copies of "Walls of Freedom", a book depicting Egypt's street graffitti art…
Al-Sisi: No restrictions on freedom of expression
Egypt
January 18, 2015
Al-Sisi: No restrictions on freedom of expression
President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi has said that Egypt is going ahead with implementing the road map, adding that there…
Politicians call for abolishing protest law, criticize EU concerns about freedoms
Egypt
January 18, 2015
Politicians call for abolishing protest law, criticize EU concerns about freedoms
A number of representatives of political forces demanded the abolition of the law regulating protests, and the release of detained…
Was 2014 the beginning of a crackdown on novels?
Egypt
January 7, 2015
Was 2014 the beginning of a crackdown on novels?
During the police state of the ousted president Hosni Mubarak, it was common to hear about students being arrested on…
Democracy Index: protests surged by 10 percent in November
Egypt
December 16, 2014
Democracy Index: protests surged by 10 percent in November
Egypt witnessed 714 protests in November up from 643 in October, a surge of 10 percent from the previous month,…
Iraqi poet facing literature burning call gains campaign backing
Books
November 20, 2014
Iraqi poet facing literature burning call gains campaign backing
Supporters of Iraqi poet Saady Youssef have launched a campaign to defend him after fellow Iraqi intellectuals called to burn his works…
Actor Abol Naga wins Best Actor, strong support after Sisi criticism
Egypt
November 18, 2014
Actor Abol Naga wins Best Actor, strong support after Sisi criticism
On the eve of the harsh media attack Khaled Abol Naga after criticizing the Egyptian president Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, the…
Belal Fadl censored in Shorouk, publishes in Mada Masr
Egypt
February 2, 2014
Belal Fadl censored in Shorouk, publishes in Mada Masr
Writer Belal Fadl expressed regret over his column being censored in the independent daily newspaper Shorouk for two consecutive days…
Journalists Syndicate to participate in 30 June protests
Egypt
June 26, 2013
Journalists Syndicate to participate in 30 June protests
The Journalists Syndicate said on Wednesday that it will run an operations room to receive complaints about any attacks on…