Until a little over a year ago, 29-year-old Karim (not his real name ) was happy and carefree. He had a good job, a stable income and many caring...
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Egyptian blogger denied release misses birth of child
Detained blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah (@alaa) was denied a request to be released from detention by the High State Security Court on 5 December,...
Egypt: self-censorship and the military hinder press freedom
A crisis at a new Egyptian newspaper over an academic’s critique of the country’s military leadership led to does not bode well for the future of independent media
Egypt: self-censorship and the military hinder press freedom
The life of a two-week old English-language newspaper, Egypt Independent, was abruptly put on hold last week after its Editor-in-Chief, Magdi...
Iran: foreign media banned from anti-British rallies
Foreign media have been banned from covering rallies in front of British diplomatic missions in Iran. The ban, which began on Thursday is the latest...
Syrian blogger arrested while traveling to press freedom conference
It has been reported that a US-born Syrian blogger was arrested on Sunday. In a statement, the Syrian Centre for Media and Free Expression said that...
Free speech for Bahrain
International delegation to Bahrain calls for an end to free expression violations and for human rights defenders to be freed All human rights...
Jail sentences commuted in “UAE 5” case
Index on Censorship joins a coalition of seven rights groups in calling for the convictions of the “UAE 5” activists to be expunged
Egypt: Case of hunger striking blogger adjourned again
The retrial of Egyptian blogger Maikel Nabil was postponed again on Sunday. The case, which was originally due to be heard on November 1, has been...
Journalist Mona Eltahawy reportedly arrested, beaten
Egyptian-American journalist Mona Eltahawy tweeted to say she had been arrested and beaten in Cairo this morning. Eltahawy, who writes for Canada's...