Tag: Press freedom

Expectations for anti-terrorism law amendment, government steps back in press crisis

Editors-in-Chief demand law guaranteeing information access as part of state’s responsibilities

Amira El-Fekki Amira El-Fekki

NGOs, NCHR demand revision, participation in drafting anti-terror law

Government promises to take into consideration concerns raised over press freedom

Amira El-Fekki Amira El-Fekki

Journalists’ objections to anti-terror law under government revision

Amendment suggests fine instead of prison, sticking to official data only in…

Amira El-Fekki Amira El-Fekki

Anti-terror draft law is ‘unofficial state of emergency’: Civil societies

"Vague definitions in law leads to non-differentiation between terrorists and non-terrorists and…

Amira El-Fekki Amira El-Fekki

Government defends anti-terror law, Press Syndicate protests

Law allows journalists’ imprisonment, shutting down of websites and other media restrictions,…

Amira El-Fekki Amira El-Fekki

Al-Masriya journalist’s detention renewed

Fears stoked as government plans to issue anti-terrorism law

Adham Youssef Adham Youssef

Assault on journalism, Al-Sisi style

By Amr Khalifa The Al-Sisi regime, from its unofficial start in 2013,…

Daily News Egypt Daily News Egypt

Worries over detained Shawkan’s health, family plan Press Syndicate sit-in

Syndicate head says he will follow up on case of photojournalist detained…

Emir Nader Emir Nader

A year of violations: Rights groups review violations in first year of Al-Sisi’s presidency

AFTE, El Nadeem document human rights violations in fields of press freedom,…

Menan Khater Menan Khater

Journalist El-Battawy’s location revealed to be Tora Prison: State media

State security speak out hours after complaints arrive to Prosecutor General

Amira El-Fekki Amira El-Fekki