Arab journalists demand media freedom
National Coalition for Media Freedom releases conference statement on media during the Arab Spring
Read More →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.
Read More →Ahmed Anwar’s trial postponed
Blogger is accused of insulting the Ministry of Interior among other charges
Read More →Mazg: Teaching the art of comics
Mazg is an independent organisation that aims to teach Egyptians the art of comics
Read More →Bra… vo: the story of a blue bra
Revered as a symbol of resistance by some, made infamous by hardline conservatives and taken as the embodiment of a unique brand of Egyptian misogyny by others; the blue bra has clearly taken up space in our collective imagination.
Read More →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 read the rest…
Read More →Alber Saber’s case: A litmus test for freedom of expression
Shahira Amin discusses Alber Saber’s case
Read More →Graffiti: an alternative expression of dissent
Asyut University holds graffiti workshop
Read More →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 read the rest…
Read More →Author of The Satanic Verses scorns anti-Islam movie
Publishes memoir of the past 10 years, discusses freedom of expression
Read More →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
Read More →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 read the rest…
Read More →Tunisian journalists protest government appointed directors
“We don’t want police mentality in our newspaper”
Read More →Indian cartoonist released on bail
Anti-corruption cartoonist whose arrest sparked international concern over freedom of expression rights is released
Read More →Tunisian artists face jail
Conservative crackdown continues in post-revolutionary Tunisia
Read More →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 read the rest…
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