strongly condemns the actions of President Mohamed Morsi's supporters who deliberately fired on journalists and attacked them as they were covering last night's clashes outside the presidential palace in Cairo.
Al-Hosseiny Abu Deif, an experienced (...)
is very worried by the signs of a decline in respect for freedom of information – including visa problems, filming bans, arbitrary arrest and deportation – since the election of the General National Congress on 7 July.
Several foreign journalists (...)
condemns manoeuvres orchestrated by members of the regime and media close to the Revolutionary Guards with the aim of intimidating newspapers and journalists.
In the latest example, the reformist newspaper Shargh was suspended yesterday, its editor (...)
is dismayed to learn that a Muscat court sentenced Mukhtar Al-Hinai, a journalist with the daily Al-Zaman, to a year in prison and a fine of 1,000 riyals (2,100 euros) on 16 September on charges of lèse-majesté and violating the cyber-crime law.
“We (...)
is very worried by the Jordanian government's approval of a bill last week that would radically change the existing media legislation and drastically restrict freedom of information. Parliament is due to begin considering the bill on 2 (...)
is alarmed by the restrictions on media freedom resulting from recent decisions by Egypt's newly-elected authorities.
It is also very worried about today's decision by a criminal court judge in Giza to detain Islam Afifi, the editor of the daily (...)
Mosaab Mohamed Saeed Al-Odaallah, a journalist working for the arts and culture section of the government newspaper Tishreen, was killed today by government soldiers after they entered his home in the southern Damascus district of Nahar Aisha, (...)
vigorously protests prison sentences meted out this month to 20 bloggers and Internet writers who have criticized the government.
“These sentences for supposed defamation," the press freedom organization said, “are part of a government campaign (...)
condemns today's bombing of the state TV station's headquarters in the high-security district of Omeyyades in Damascus. The bomb exploded on the third floor of the building, where the management offices are located. The exact number of casualties (...)
Six human Rights organizations make public a letter sent to the French President raising their concerns following an unannounced meeting with the King of Bahrain, on 23 July. No official statement was issued after the meeting.
This letter has been (...)
expresses satisfaction with the recommendations and conclusions of the independent inquiry commission set up by the Palestinian president into police violence against demonstrators and journalists during protests in Ramallah on 30 June and 1 (...)
has learned that Fatima Khaled Saad, a young citizen journalist based in the port city of Latakia, has been held for the past month following her arrest on 28 June.
“We constantly discover violations of freedom of information that have been (...)
strongly condemns the one-year sentences imposed on six netizens by the Muscat Court of First Instance on 16 July.
“We are shocked by the number of convictions of netizens and human rights activists, whose only offence was to exercise their right to (...)
In the United Arab Emirates, claiming one's rights is treated as a crime against state security, as demonstrated by another wave of arrests of campaigners and human rights activists between 16 and 19 July. Eighteen people were arrested, of whom 17 (...)
is relieved that the two Tobacts TV journalists who were arrested in Bani Walid on 7 July – reporter Abdul Qadir Fassouk and cameraman Yousuf Badi – were freed today after being flown by helicopter yesterday to Jadu, in the western Nefusa (...)
is deeply saddened to learn of the murders of two more citizen journalists. Confirmation has also been received of the deaths of three others, of whom at least one lost his life in the course of journalistic activity.Suhaib Dib was the victim of a (...)
On 7 July, an appeal court in the eastern city of Annaba quashed a two-month prison sentence for libel imposed late last month on Fatma-Zohra Amara, a journalist with the newspaper Akher Sâa.
“Although we are admittedly relieved that the prison (...)
unreservedly condemns the abduction and continuing detention of Libyan cameraman Abdelqader Fosouk and Youssuf Badi in Bani Walid (150 km southeast of Tripoli), one of the last pro-Gaddafi strongholds to fall to the rebels during last year's (...)
KUALA LUMPUR: Reporters Without Borders is very disturbed to learn that the blogger Syed Abdullah Hussein Al-Attas has been held since yesterday under the Official Secrets Act as a result of a complaint by a group of 30 people over controversial (...)
Reporters Without Borders condemns the wave of arrests aimed at Omani bloggers since the end of May.
“We are concerned about the crackdown on Oman's bloggers aimed at silencing the protest movement that has resurfaced in the sultanate, as well as (...)
Reporters Without Borders condemns the one-year jail sentence and fine of 200,000 ryals (750 euros) that a court in the central province of Al-Bayda imposed on reporter Majed Karout in his absence on 4 June for allegedly posting “lies” about a local (...)
CAIRO: Reporters Without Borders condemns the raid carried out by the Egyptian police two days ago on the Iranian Arabic-language satellite TV station Al-Alam.
“The Egyptian authorities seized the station's equipment and issued a warrant for the (...)
After deadly clashes on 2 May near the defence ministry, thousands of Egyptians took to the streets of Cairo and Alexandria two days later to protest against the army's hold on power.
In Cairo, demonstrators gathered, mostly in the Abbassiya (...)
Reporters Without Borders has registered a series of freedom of information violations in Bahrain in the run-up to the first anniversary of the uprising in this Gulf kingdom on 14 February. They include a refusal to issue visas to a number of (...)
Reporters Without Borders roundly condemns a recent surge in media freedom violations and attacks on journalists at a time of political tension in the run-up to the presidential election scheduled for 21 February.
Four journalists and activist (...)