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Egypt: Journalists Go on Trial
VOA, 20 February 2014
Twenty journalists, including those from the Al-Jazeera news agency, will go on trial in Egypt Thursday in a case that many say highlights the military-backed interim government's… Read more »
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Egypt: ANHRI Calls for Immediate Release of Yemeni Blogger and Journalist "Firas Al-Shamsan"
HRInfo, 19 February 2014
The Arab Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) today condemned the Egyptian authorities' continuity to detain Yemeni journalist and blogger "Firas Mohamed Abdel Hamid… Read more »
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Egypt: Freedom Foundation Condemns Violations On Nine Journalists in a Week
HRInfo, 13 February 2014
Freedom Foundation for media freedom, rights and development condemned violations against 9 journalists in the Yemeni capital Sana'a, Taiz and Aden provinces, and one of them was… Read more »
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HRInfo, 11 February 2014
The Arab Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) today said the Attorney General should conduct an urgent and transparent investigation into the information and testimonies… Read more »
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Egypt: Council Conclusions On Egypt Foreign Affairs Council Meeting Brussels, 10 February 2014
HRInfo, 11 February 2014
The Council adopted the following conclusions: Read more »
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Egypt: Al Jazeera Journalist On Hunger Strike, 9 Staff Added to Egypt Charge Sheet
Garowe Online, 10 February 2014
Amidst deteriorating political situation in Egypt, the Qatari-owned Al Jazeera English disclosed a new plot by Egyptian authorities, with nine network staff appearing on a list of… Read more »
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Africa: CPJ Risk List - Where Press Freedom Suffered
CPJ, 12 February 2014
On August 31, 2013, Der Spiegel reported that the United States' National Security Agency (NSA) had hacked into the private communications of Qatari broadcaster Al-Jazeera. The… Read more »
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Egypt: #FreeAJstaff - 'If You Silence One Journalist, You Silence All of Us'
Daily Maverick, 6 February 2014
In late December, three Al Jazeera journalists were dumped in an Egyptian prison. Accused of terrorism, there they joined dozens of other victims of the Egyptian military regime's… Read more »
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East Africa: East Africa Journalists Demand Release of Reporters Held in Egypt
VOA, 4 February 2014
Journalists based in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, are protesting the detention of colleages arrested by authorities in Egypt. Read more »
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Egypt: Bahraini Journalist Jailed for Four Days Due to Preparing Report About Book Fair
HRInfo, 3 February 2014
Nasr City Prosecution jailed Bahraini journalist "Firas Mohamed Abdel Hamid Mohamed" for 4 days pending investigation over charges of possessing recordings, videos and camera. The… Read more »