Freedom of Expression

For decades, authoritarian rule and police brutality ensured the only voice heard from Egypt was that of its leaders. Since…

The Egyptian government has approved measures to facilitate the establishment of privately-owned TV channels, including removing the requirement to obtain…

A number of publishers announced on Wednesday the establishment of the Egyptian Association of Publishers of Independent Newspapers. Publishers said…

Vice Prime Minister Yehia al-Gamal, who is in charge of the Supreme Council for Journalism, said new heads for national…

When revolutions toppled the ruling regimes of Egypt and Tunisia, the two countries were removed from the "Enemies of the…

The past two weeks have seen Cairo’s Tahrir Square filled by mass protests and scarred by violence. Much of the…

 Global freedom declined for a fifth straight year in 2010 as authoritarian regimes dug in worldwide and crime and unrest…

At a conference held this week, prominent Egyptian literary figures reiterated their rejection of normalized relations with Israel, calling on…

The Egyptian government’s recent decision to shut down several satellite channels and place further restrictions on the media has raised…

An Egyptian court on Sunday postponed to 19 December the trial of Wael al-Ibrashi, chief editor of independent weekly Sawt…