Freedom of Speech

Giza criminal court upheld on Sunday a previous ruling that stipulated that the 2012 presidential election that brought Mohamed Morsi…

The Egyptian Parliament’s Communication Committee approved on Tuesday three articles of a draft law entitled Countering IT Crime in a move…

In 2010, Kurdish singer Rojda was sentenced to one year and eight months in jail: Her songs were declared “terrorist…

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned Egyptian media outlets on Thursday from spreading information that may defame the army or police…

A court in Tanzania sentenced two opposition leaders to five months in prison on Monday for insulting President John Magufuli,…

Detained book publisher Gui Minhai has surfaced nearly three weeks after disappearing into police custody in China, confessing wrongdoing and…

Egypt’s Media Syndicate referred anchorwoman Amany al-Khayat – who presents the ‘Been Al-Sotor’ (Between Lines) show on privately-owned ON Live – to…

The official spokesperson of the Egyptian Parliament, Sala Hasaballah, said on Monday that the Egyptian state is working to adopt a strategy…

At least 81 reporters were killed doing their jobs this year, while violence and harassment against media staff has skyrocketed,…

South Cairo Criminal Court sentenced 20 defendants accused of insulting Egypt’s judiciary to three years in prison, and another five,…