press freedom

Two prominent Turkish journalists from a leading opposition newspaper have been freed in the early hours of Friday after Turkey's…

Israeli border police on Tuesday briefly detained a pair of Washington Post journalists, including the newspaper's bureau chief, as they…

The family of an Iranian-British former BBC journalist who was detained last week in Tehran were told on Saturday that…

An Iranian opposition website is reporting authorities have detained a former BBC Persian service reporter. A late Wednesday report by Kaleme.com…

Violations against the press and media personnel in Egypt has doubled over the second-half of 2015 compared to the first…

Popular political cartoonist Islam Gawish was arrested and remanded in custody on Sunday, with officials saying it is because he…

Cairo's Sayeda Zeinab Misdemeanor Court sentenced on Monday four journalists to three years in jail over charges of practicing their…

Custody detention for freelance journalist Ismail Iskandarani was extended by 15 days on Monday over charges of affiliation with the…

An Egyptian prosecutor has referred six local journalists to trial for allegedly spreading "false news" that defamed the justice minister. Prosecutor…

Cairo Criminal Court, headed by judge Hassan Farid, acquitted on Wednesday Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Attia, a defendant in a case…