The Monastir appeal court has upheld a primary verdict in Tunisia's Muhammad cartoon case. In March, Jabeur Mejri and Ghazi Beji were sentenced to...
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Press release: Index alarmed by recent attacks on artistic expression in Tunisia
PRESS RELEASE The International Freedom of Expression Exchange Tunisia Monitoring Group (IFEX-TMG), a coalition of 21 IFEX members [including Index...
Egyptian journalist, Salma El-Wardany, detained in Sudan
An Egyptian journalist was arrested in Sudan this morning, whilst covering protests in the country. Salma El-Wardany from Ahram Online and...
Lebanon: At least nine journalists attacked covering clashes
At least nine Lebanese journalists have been attacked whilst covering ongoing clashes in Syria over the last month in four separate incidents. On 10...
UN expert slams censorship by Israel, Palestinians
A UN human rights expert has slammed the government of Israel, the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank and Hamas in Gaza for unduly limiting free...
Playing cat and mouse with Bahrain’s political prisoners
There are no prisoners of conscience in Bahrain --- at least that's what the government would like you to think. A year ago today, eight opposition...
Crowds return to Tahrir Square to protest military power grab
Hundreds of thousands of activists returned to Cairo's Tahrir Square on Monday night to protest supplementary constitutional amendments issued by...
Creative dissent in Syria
The Syrian regime has gone to great lengths to silence the satirical commentary of Ali Ferzat
Libya throws out law criminalising glorification of Muammar Gaddafi
Libya's Supreme Court yesterday threw out a new law criminalising the glorification of ousted dictator Muammar Gaddafi or his supporters. The law...
Where is the truth in the battle for Syria’s narrative?
This is a propaganda war, a diplomat in Damascus told the BBC's Paul Danahar, "you can't take anyone at face value now". The war of words over the...