The Freedom Theatre in Jenin's refugee camp came under attack by the the Israel Defence Force in the early morning of 22 August. Having been...
CATEGORY: Middle East and North Africa
Palestine: Two journalists arrested by Israeli forces
On August 21, two Palestinian journalists, Usaid Abd Al Majid Amarana, of Al-Aqsa TV, and Amar Abu Urfa, a reporter for Shahab news agency, were...
Yemen: Attacks on journalists continue
Suhail TV cameraman Ahmad Firas was arrested by soldiers from Daylami airbase in Yemen on the afternoon of 12 August as he was driving towards Sanaa...
Bahrain: Human rights website blocked
Bahraini authorities have blocked access to the website of the Bahrain Justice and Development Movement, a London-based group consisting mainly of...
Tunisia: Radio station attacked
Radio Gafsa, a radio station located in the southern Tunisian city of Gafsa, was attacked by a group of 20 men on 2 August. They reportedly...
Palestine: Satirical TV show censored
The Palestinian attorney general has ordered a nightly satirical television show to be axed, following complaints from public servants and officials...
Egypt military pardons activist bloggers after criticism
Egypt's ruling military council decided on 18 August to drop charges against high-profile activists Asmaa Mahfouz and Louai Nagati. The two had been...
Syria: Attacks on journalists continue
Members of security forces attacked the Damascus home of the family of Moussa Al-Omar, a journalist based in London on 11 August. A host for...
12th century epic poem ravaged by Iran’s censors
Iran's Ministry of Culture and Guidance has this week refused publication of Nezami's Khosro and Shirin, a love story read by generations as a...
Cracks show in post-revolution Egypt
Six months after tens of thousands of opposition activists staged peaceful protests in Tahrir Square forcing longtime dictator Hosni Mubarak to step...