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Egypt:
Govt to Free Al Jazeera Journalist
Aswat Masriya, 16 June 2014
Egypt's prosecutor-general ordered on Monday the release of hunger-striking journalist Abdullah Elshamy, the prosecution's office said in a statement. Read more »
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Egypt:
Harsh Sentence in Egypt Daunts the Press
PR Newswire, 11 June 2014
The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the 15-year jail sentence given today to Egyptian blogger Alaa Abd el-Fattah, and at least 24 other defendants, on charges of… Read more »
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Egypt:
The Crackdown On Civil Society Begins.. Wasla Newspaper Released By ANHRI Confiscated, Printing House Worker Detained, Charges of Issuing a Newspaper Calls for the Downfall of the Regime
HRInfo, 15 June 2014
Today, the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) said that security bodies confiscated yesterday evening Wasla newspaper released by it from the printing house. They… Read more »
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Africa:
Open Letter to Egypt's New President
RSF, 5 June 2014
Reporters Without Borders has written to Field Marshal Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, who is to be installed as Egypt's new president this weekend following his poll victory at the end of… Read more »
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Egypt:
New Leader Faces Rights Crisis
HRW, 9 June 2014
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi takes office in Egypt in the midst of a human rights crisis as dire as in any period in the country's modern history, Amnesty International and Human… Read more »
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Egypt:
Plan for Surveillance of Social Media an Attack On Internet Privacy, Freedom of Expression
AI London, 4 June 2014
A call for tenders to introduce a new system to carry out indiscriminate mass surveillance of social media in Egypt would deal a devastating blow to the rights to privacy and… Read more »
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Egypt:
Activists in Egypt Say Online Monitoring Is Scare Tactic
Aswat Masriya, 2 June 2014
A group of activists has created a trending hashtag on Twitter that translates to "we are being watched" in response to Egypt's launching of a security system to monitor online… Read more »
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Egypt:
Alarm About Al-Jazeera Journalist On Hunger Strike Since January
HRInfo, 14 May 2014
Reporters Without Borders is extremely concerned about the fate of Abdullah Al-Shamy, an Al-Jazeera reporter who has been held since 14 August 2013 and who, according to his… Read more »
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Egypt:
Egypt - Free Illegally Jailed Journalist - Al Jazeera Correspondent Held 9 Months Without Charge
HRW, 15 May 2014
***The below news release was corrected to reflect that the current location of Abdullah al-Shami is unknown, and that his position is correspondent. Read more »
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Egypt:
Another Al-Jazeera Reporter Arrested
RSF, 11 April 2014
Abdulrahim Shaheen, a reporter who works Al-Jazeera and for two newspapers - Al-Hurriya wa Al-Adala and Misr 25 - was arrested by national security police yesterday on charges of… Read more »