freedom of the press
Iran news agency head convicted for interviewee’s spy remark
Middle East
June 5, 2020
Iran news agency head convicted for interviewee’s spy remark
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The head of Iran’s semiofficial ISNA news agency has been convicted over publishing an…
Officials say armed men killed journalist in southern Yemen
Middle East
June 3, 2020
Officials say armed men killed journalist in southern Yemen
SANNA, Yemen (AP) — A Yemeni journalist was shot dead Tuesday in the southern port city of Aden, security officials…
Egypt responds to Turkey’s statement on arrest of 4 Anadolu journalists
Egypt
January 16, 2020
Egypt responds to Turkey’s statement on arrest of 4 Anadolu journalists
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry responded early on Thursday to Turkey’s statement about the arrest of four journalists working for the…
Moroccan YouTuber sentenced to prison, journalist detained
Middle East
December 27, 2019
Moroccan YouTuber sentenced to prison, journalist detained
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Moroccan authorities have sentenced a Youtuber who criticized the king to prison, and detained a journalist-activist…
Slain Maltese reporter lived in fear, family says
World
December 6, 2019
Slain Maltese reporter lived in fear, family says
The husband and son of a slain Maltese journalist said she had lived in fear as she investigated government corruption,…
Turkey targets left-wing news agency in press crackdown
Middle East
April 17, 2018
Turkey targets left-wing news agency in press crackdown
Turkish-German journalist and translator Adil Demirci was detained by authorities last week, one year after his ETHA news agency colleague,…
Turkey orders detention of 35 people, including journalists, in latest crackdown
Middle East
August 10, 2017
Turkey orders detention of 35 people, including journalists, in latest crackdown
Turkish authorities issued detention warrants for 35 people Thursday — including nine journalists — on suspicion of links to last…
Youm7 journalists assert ‘arbitrary dismissal’ over objection of Red Sea islands agreement
Egypt
August 1, 2017
Youm7 journalists assert ‘arbitrary dismissal’ over objection of Red Sea islands agreement
Three journalists working for privately-run newspaper Youm7 said that the agency’s Editor-in-chief Khalid Salah fired them on Sunday for objecting…
Staff of blocked news outlets threaten to protest at Press Syndicate
Egypt
May 30, 2017
Staff of blocked news outlets threaten to protest at Press Syndicate
A number of staff from local media outlets whose websites were blocked in Egypt held a meeting at Al-Bedaiah newspaper headquarters Tuesday to…
Egypt blocks 21 news sites including Qatari channel Al-Jazeera for supporting terrorism
Egypt
May 25, 2017
Egypt blocks 21 news sites including Qatari channel Al-Jazeera for supporting terrorism
Several Qatar-affiliated news outlets and other local news websites were blocked in Egypt on Wednesday in the wake of allegedly false footage…