media crackdown

The last of three television stations shut down by the Kenyan government last week resumed transmission on Thursday, the channel,…

Turkey issued detention warrants on Wednesday for 34 former personnel of the state-owned broadcaster TRT in an investigation targeting supporters…

“The street is full of laughter,” but not anymore for Atfal al-Shawarei (Arabic for "street children") a group of young…

Egypt is drafting a law tightening restrictions on media coverage of the armed forces, government and judicial sources said, alarming…

The Popular Current Party joined other activists Tuesday to call for a protest outside the Bulaq Abul Ela Public Prosecution…

The board of directors of the Media Free Zone decided on Friday to temporarily stop the broadcasting of a private…

An Egyptian court on Saturday ordered the reopening of five satellite channels which had broadcast from the Egyptian satellite NileSat…

BBC Arabic service has accused Egyptian state security of preventing media coverage of parliamentary elections and compelling its crew to…

An Egyptian court on Saturday ruled against a decision by the government to tighten monitoring of mobile phone SMS messaging.

Egyptian authorities should immediately release Youssef Shaaban, a reporter for the online newspaper Al-Badil arrested on Friday while covering street…