press freedom
Bringing down private media
Opinion
October 13, 2010
Bringing down private media
A few months ago I was told by a well known media personality who works for Egyptian state television and…
Egyptian publisher sacks dissident Al-Dostour editor, says paper
Egypt
October 5, 2010
Egyptian publisher sacks dissident Al-Dostour editor, says paper
AP-- A leading independent Egyptian newspaper said Tuesday its mogul publisher has fired the daily's chief editor, an outspoken government…
Press watchdog calls for dropping charges against Egyptian journalist
Egypt
June 24, 2010
Press watchdog calls for dropping charges against Egyptian journalist
The Committee to Protect Journalist (CPJ), an international media watchdog, appealed on Thursday to Egyptian Finance Minister Youssef Boutros-Ghali to…
Brookings Institute criticizes lack of press freedom in Egypt
Egypt
May 26, 2010
Brookings Institute criticizes lack of press freedom in Egypt
The Brookings Institute, an independent American research organization, criticized the status of the press freedom in Egypt in a report…
17 global figures named ‘predators of press freedom’
Egypt
May 4, 2010
17 global figures named ‘predators of press freedom’
The international free press watchdog Reporters Without Borders marked World Press Freedom Day yesterday by publishing a list of 40…
Watchdog: Middle East oppresses journalists
Egypt
February 17, 2010
Watchdog: Middle East oppresses journalists
Egypt is among the world's worst oppressors of internet journalists, charged a report released yesterday by the Committee to Protect…
2009 most lethal year for journalists in a decade
Egypt
February 11, 2010
2009 most lethal year for journalists in a decade
A total of 110 journalists were killed because of their work in 2009, making last year the most lethal in…
Appeals Court upholds libel sentence for Al-Balagh journalists
Egypt
February 9, 2010
Appeals Court upholds libel sentence for Al-Balagh journalists
The Misdemeanor Appeals Court of Sayeda Zeinab upheld on Monday a libel verdict against two editors at Al-Balagh newspaper who…