Defamation

Rights group: Morsy files record number of defamation charges
Egypt

Rights group: Morsy files record number of defamation charges

Investigators have considered 24 cases against reporters and authors for defaming President Mohamed Morsy since his election last June, a…
Newspaper editor latest target of defamation complaints
Egypt

Newspaper editor latest target of defamation complaints

Prosecutors on Wednesday opened an investigation into allegations newspaper editor Abdel Halim Qandil defamed President Mohamed Morsy.
Comedian Bassem Youssef investigated for insulting president
Egypt

Comedian Bassem Youssef investigated for insulting president

Egypt's Prosecutor General Talaat Abdallah has referred comedy show presenter Bassem Youssef for investigations after a complaint accused him of…
Presidency files report against TV presenter, satellite channel
Egypt

Presidency files report against TV presenter, satellite channel

The president’s office filed a report against talk show host Mahmoud Saad and psychiatrist Manal Omar for insulting President Mohamed…
State TV denies reports of ban on actress’s works
Egypt

State TV denies reports of ban on actress’s works

  State TV denied news reports saying that films and series featuring actress Elham Shaheen had been banned from TV…
Court resumes trial for preacher accused of defaming actress
Egypt

Court resumes trial for preacher accused of defaming actress

Al-Zawya al-Hamra Misdemeanor Court will hold the second session Monday of the trial of Salafi preacher Abdallah Badr, who is…
Okasha found guilty of defaming Morsy, gets four months in prison
Egypt

Okasha found guilty of defaming Morsy, gets four months in prison

Tawfiq Okasha was sentenced to four months in prison on Monday for defaming President Mohamed Morsy. The Esna Court in…
Okasha not guilty of defaming Khaled Saeed’s mother
Egypt

Okasha not guilty of defaming Khaled Saeed’s mother

Prominent media figure Tawfiq Okasha won another legal battle Wednesday after he was acquitted of defamation charges against after he…
Tawfiq Okasha acquitted of insulting Morsy
Egypt

Tawfiq Okasha acquitted of insulting Morsy

A Cairo court acquitted on Tuesday controversial media figure Tawfiq Okasha of charges of insulting President Mohamed Morsy. The Nasr…
TV host accused of defaming judiciary released on bail
Egypt

TV host accused of defaming judiciary released on bail

TV host Reem Maged was released from custody on LE500 bail on Monday. Maged is accused of defaming the judiciary…
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