Popular Tunisian journalist Haythem El Mekki, is under enormous pressure to resign from national television after been accused of bias. Mekki has...
CATEGORY: Middle East and North Africa
Egyptians fill Tahrir Square to mark anniversary of 25 January Revolution
One year on, protesters are still demanding freedoms in the square that became a byword for the Arab Spring. Shahira Amin reports
Egyptians fill Tahrir Square to mark anniversary of 25 January Revolution
It started as a day of celebration, with tens of thousands of Egyptians converging on Tahrir Square to mark the first anniversary of Egypt's...
Journalists and activists assaulted as Nessma TV trial begins
Monday 23 January will be remembered as a grim day for freedom of expression in Tunisia. In addition to the trial of Nabil Karoui, general director...
Kuwait: Crackdown on “stateless” protests
Stateless protesters face deportation after demonstrations in Kuwait demanding citizenship turned violent. Kuwaiti authorities revealed that as a...
Canadian citizen faces five years in Bahrain prison for peacefully demonstrating
Twelve of thirteen defendants were acquitted today by a Bahraini court, including Wafi Al-Majed, the husband of human rights activist Zainab...
Index and rights groups report condemns ongoing human rights violations in Bahrain
An international mission today releases a report asking Bahraini officials to deliver on reform promises, and to stop continuing violations of free expression
Tunisia: Verdict delayed in Persepolis case
A Tunis court today delayed issuing a verdict on Nabil Karoui, general director of Nessma TV, a privately-owned television station, and two of his...
Nile News employees stage sit-in protesting censorship
Egyptian state TV--- for decades the mouthpiece of the authoritarian regime --- is an ugly towering block of concrete and steel overlooking the...
Ofcom revokes Press TV’s UK licence
Ofcom has revoked the UK licence of Iranian broadcaster Press TV. In December Press TV was fined £100,000 for broadcasting a 2009 interview with...