journalist
Prosecutors interrogate arrested Tiran and Sanafir protesters
Egypt
June 15, 2017
Prosecutors interrogate arrested Tiran and Sanafir protesters
The crisis of the arrest of a number of journalists and activists who were protesting the demarcation agreement with Saudi…
Journalist accused of joining January 25 Youth Movement released
Egypt
March 5, 2016
Journalist accused of joining January 25 Youth Movement released
The State Security Supreme Prosecution has released journalist Mahmoud al-Saqqa, who was accused of joining a banned group called January…
Kidnapped Al Jazeera journalists freed in Yemen: network
Middle East
January 28, 2016
Kidnapped Al Jazeera journalists freed in Yemen: network
Two journalists and a driver working for the Qatari-owned Al Jazeera Arabic TV channel were freed in Yemen on Thursday,…
Defendant in Al Jazeera trial acquitted
Egypt
January 6, 2016
Defendant in Al Jazeera trial acquitted
Cairo Criminal Court, headed by judge Hassan Farid, acquitted on Wednesday Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Attia, a defendant in a case…
China to expel French journalist: reporter
World
December 25, 2015
China to expel French journalist: reporter
China has refused to renew the press credentials of a French journalist, effectively expelling her, unless she recants one of…
Japan seeking information after reports Japanese journalist held hostage in Syria
World
December 24, 2015
Japan seeking information after reports Japanese journalist held hostage in Syria
The Japanese government is seeking information after reports a Japanese freelance journalist is being held hostage in Syria and has…
Organization lobbies for release of Egyptian researcher Iskandarani
Egypt
December 3, 2015
Organization lobbies for release of Egyptian researcher Iskandarani
An international activist lobbying group is pressing for the release of detained Egyptian journalist Ismail al-Iskandarani who was arrested Sunday…
Wael Ghonim compares Egyptian journalist’s detention with WP’s Barton Gellman
Egypt
December 2, 2015
Wael Ghonim compares Egyptian journalist’s detention with WP’s Barton Gellman
Prominent political activist Wael Ghonim has made a comparison between the detention of Egyptian journalist Ismail Iskandarani by Egypt’s State…
13 NGOs urge release of detained journalist
Egypt
December 2, 2015
13 NGOs urge release of detained journalist
Thirteen Egyptian NGOs have urged the release of journalist Ismail Iskandarani, who was arrested following his return from Germany on…
Journalist Ismail Iskandarani arrested at Hurghada airport
Egypt
December 1, 2015
Journalist Ismail Iskandarani arrested at Hurghada airport
Security personnel arrested Ismail Iskandarani, a journalist and human rights activist, at Hurghada airport late Sunday, security sources told Al-Masry Al-Youm. Iskandarani…