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Freedom of expression in Egypt in 2016: an overview
AFTE highlights freedom challenges, experts provide their evaluation
Five international institutions critical of human rights conditions in Egypt in March
‘Foreign claims motivated by own interests, not protection of human rights’ says Egyptian Foreign Ministry
Muslim Brotherhood faces pressure in Jordan
King Abdulla says group “hijacked the Arab Spring”, Brotherhood deputy leader to face military trial later this month
What happened to Egypt’s NGOs?
Civil society groups continue to operate after registration deadline, despite challenges
Rights groups protest crackdown on NGOs in Egypt
International human rights groups also call for authorities to repeal “draconian laws” and take adequate action over sexual harassment
ANHRI calls for release of Saudi woman rights activist
Souad Al-Shammary was arrested for a tweet calling Saudi society “male-dominant”
Gag on media freedom victory for terrorism: Egyptian journalists
Hundreds of Egyptian journalists have signed an online statement released Sunday rejecting a recent agreement between the editors in chief of several major Egyptian newspapers, in which they vowed to support the government’s anti-terrorism rhetoric. The journalists condemned “the repudiation of freedom of opinion and expression” inherent in the agreement between the newspaper editors, calling …
Protest Law to be appealed before SCC
An NGO and a law centre had both filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the infamous law
EIPR criticises restricting religious freedom of expression
Government does not protect rights and freedoms, says researcher
Detention, killing of journalists leads to increased self censorship: NGOs
On World Press Freedom Day, reports from local and international organisations paint a grim picture of media freedoms in Egypt in 2013
Misr Al-Qawia party to boycott referendum
The party denounces the arrest of its members
Amnesty highlights human rights violations in Egypt’s draft constitution
The human rights watchdog acknowledges current draft is better despite existing violations
Two NGOs condemn renewed detention for university student
Student is being investigated for contempt of religion
Cairo’s cultural dearth
After months of death and destruction Adel Heine is looking forward to the artistic expressions that will hopefully give a voice to the experiences of a nation in turmoil
Arab journalists demand media freedom
National Coalition for Media Freedom releases conference statement on media during the Arab Spring
Maspero in crisis: report
The AFTE also claimed former head of the state-run TV sector Essam El-Amir resigned last December because of intervention in the coverage of the presidential palace clashes.
Ahmed Anwar’s trial postponed
Blogger is accused of insulting the Ministry of Interior among other charges
Mazg: Teaching the art of comics
Mazg is an independent organisation that aims to teach Egyptians the art of comics
Silencing the critics
Bassem Youssef, host of the satirical TV show “Al Bernameg” (The Program) faces investigation after a lawyer filed a complaint earlier this week, accusing him of insulting President Mohamed Morsy. The case against Youssef is the latest in a series targeting journalists and bloggers in recent months, threatening to undermine freedom of expression in the …
Alber Saber’s case: A litmus test for freedom of expression
Shahira Amin discusses Alber Saber’s case
Graffiti: an alternative expression of dissent
Asyut University holds graffiti workshop
Bar for free expression still low in ‘new’ Egypt
In March 2011, blogger Maikel Nabil became the first prisoner of conscience in Egypt, post-revolution. He was arrested and detained on charges of spreading rumours about the armed forces and criticising the military in his blog posts. Nabil was tried in a military court and sentenced to three years in prison, but was released after …
Author of The Satanic Verses scorns anti-Islam movie
Publishes memoir of the past 10 years, discusses freedom of expression
Human Rights Corner: When reason fails, who pays the price?
The film and the events that followed have opened up several issues worth contemplating and debating
The whole truth and nothing but the truth
On 8 March, I was in London attending a panel discussion on the safety of women journalists. I had been invited there by the International News Safety Institute (INSI) after contributing a chapter to a book published earlier this year by the INSI on the safety of female journalists working in conflict and danger zones. …
Tunisian journalists protest government appointed directors
“We don’t want police mentality in our newspaper”
Indian cartoonist released on bail
Anti-corruption cartoonist whose arrest sparked international concern over freedom of expression rights is released
Tunisian artists face jail
Conservative crackdown continues in post-revolutionary Tunisia
The Heavy Stick of Democracy
By Mohaammed Aly Ibrahim, former editor of the Egyptian Gazette and AlGoumhoria newspapers For decades Egyptians were kept on a tight rein. Our leaders used “democracy” as chewing gum before TV cameras then threw it away upon leaving interviews or press conferences. Either in dictatorship or in the incumbent so-called democracy, the concept of people’s …
Is it really not the time to settle scores?
Properly wielding his legislative mandate for the first time since he has taken office, President Mohamed Morsy divulged his powers and outlawed the temporary detention of Islam Afify, one of his harshest critics. Several media professionals, activists and even ordinary citizens eulogized the positive stride taken by Morsy. For many, the new president is probably …