Censorship
Q&A: Newly released Bahraini activist Ali Abdulemam on Bahrain’s past and future
Egypt
March 1, 2011
Q&A: Newly released Bahraini activist Ali Abdulemam on Bahrain’s past and future
Ali Abdulemam is a prominent digital activist in Bahrain, recently released from prison in a move the government hopes will…
China uses whistles, water, police on protests
World
February 27, 2011
China uses whistles, water, police on protests
Large numbers of police--and new tactics like shrill whistles and street cleaning trucks--squelched overt protests in China for a second…
One book fair closes, another one opens
Books
February 19, 2011
One book fair closes, another one opens
Egyptian publishers potentially had much to mourn after the Publishers Association announced on Wednesday that the 43rd Cairo International Book…
Former Information Minister under house arrest
Egypt
February 13, 2011
Former Information Minister under house arrest
Egyptian authorities have consigned former Minister of Information Anas al-Fiqqi to house arrest, informed sources told Al-Masry Al-Youm.Al-Fiqqi reportedly submitted…
Security Forces break into Brotherhood’s news headquarters
Egypt
February 4, 2011
Security Forces break into Brotherhood’s news headquarters
Security forces broke into the headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood's official news website ikhwanonline.com, and arrested 12 journalists and technicians…
Cops and thugs assault, detain journalists and anti-Mubarak activists
Egypt
February 4, 2011
Cops and thugs assault, detain journalists and anti-Mubarak activists
Local and foreign journalists, NGO employees, protesters and social workers have been subject to a crackdown by plainclothes and uniformed…
China restricts news, discussion of Egypt unrest
Egypt
January 31, 2011
China restricts news, discussion of Egypt unrest
Bejing—Chinese censors are blocking online discussion and sanitising news reports about the unrest in Egypt, in a sign of official…
Cinema Coptic: Egypt censors religion in film
Cinema/TV
January 6, 2011
Cinema Coptic: Egypt censors religion in film
In the violent chaos of a neighborhood-wide sectarian riot, an elderly Muslim man is knocked to the ground and about…
Egypt stifles traditionally tolerated Salafi outlets ahead of polls
Egypt
October 26, 2010
Egypt stifles traditionally tolerated Salafi outlets ahead of polls
Within the last decade, bearded preachers have appeared on satellite channels in increasing numbers to stress the need to revive…
Egypt suspends 12 satellite TV channels for ‘inciting religious hatred’
Egypt
October 19, 2010
Egypt suspends 12 satellite TV channels for ‘inciting religious hatred’
Egypt on Tuesday suspended the broadcast licenses of 12 satellite channels--mostly devoted to religious themes--and issued warnings to 20 others…