press freedom

The arrest of two Reuters journalists in Yangon this week was a signal that press freedom is shrinking in Myanmar…

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that Russia would respond in kind to what he said were Washington’s measures…

The Israeli military has arrested two Palestinians and closed eight media production companies in the West Bank for six months…

Egyptian authorities ordered the confiscation of Al-Bawaba newspaper on Sunday for reporting on the disappearance of former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly, who…

An additional seven websites have been blocked in Egypt, raising the total number of blocked sites to at least 101 as…

A Human Rights Watch activist said Wednesday that Bahrain has barred him from entering the tiny island nation for the…

Prominent Washington journalists, if not Hollywood stars, celebrated the First Amendment during the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner, an event…

Sudan's pro-government journalists' union on Tuesday urged Khartoum to deport Egyptian reporters after Cairo refused entry to two Sudanese journalists…

Karam Gabr, head of the newly-formed National Press Organization, said the organization will select leaders of state-owned press institutions who will…

Prominent journalist and TV host Ibrahim Eissa plead not guilty to accusations leveled against him by Parliament Speaker Ali Abdelaal…