The Head of Global News at the BBC has sought government action over the increasing "intimidation" of their staff in Iran. In a BBC blog post Peter...
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Gaza: New restrictions on foreign journalists
Hamas's interior ministry has adopted new rules restricting the reporting of foreign journalistse. According to the new rules, foreign journalists...
Egypt: Columnists protest censorship
Three columnists for the Egyptian independent daily Al-Tahrir will not be publishing their regular columns in protest at what they view as...
Bahrain: Protesters sentenced to 15 years in prison
Bahrain's National Safety Court has handed 15 year sentences to protesters in two different cases involving University of Bahrain. In one case, the...
Egyptian blogger passes 40th day of hunger strike
Maikel Nabil Sanad is entering his 42nd day of hunger strike in protest against a three-year sentence imposed by a military court for criticising the army. He spoke
to Shahira Amin
Blogger passes 40th day of hunger strike
It's Maikel Nabil Sanad's 26th birthday but he is in no celebratory mood. When I arrive at El Marg prison north of Cairo during visiting hours on...
Egypt: Police raid Al Jazeera offices
Egyptian police raided the offices of Al Jazeera yesterday, for the second time in a month. Around 25 plain clothed police officers stormed the...
Tunisia: Free expression groups celebrate whistleblower release
Police commissioner Samir Feriani has been acquitted of “harming security of state” after criticising continued role of Ben Ali-era security officials. Index on Censorship reports
Bahrain: Court upholds lengthy prison sentences for journalists
The lengthy prison sentences of two journalists have been upheld in Bahrain. Journalistic bloggers Abduljalil Alsingace and Ali Abdel Imam were...
Egypt: Authorities block publication of controversial feature
Egyptian authorities have blocked the publication of a controversial feature story. Daily newspaper Rose al-Youssef were due to run the second part...