Spotlight: Egypt
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Egyptian human rights defender facing government defamation campaign
Mohamed Soltan has been the target of a defamation campaign by the Egyptian government due to his advocacy work.
Spotlight: Egypt
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Israel is trying to deport me for my human rights work. Here's why you should care
Regardless of where you stand on BDS, the Israeli government's decision to revoke the work permit of Omar Shakir of HRW should trouble you for three reasons.
Qatar
Censorship
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Qatari authorities arbitrarily close Doha Centre for Media Freedom
GCHR believes that Qatari authorities have been threatened by the existence of a center that defends media freedom.
Egypt
Censorship
Free Expression & the Law
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Egypt tests new censorship law with handling of al-Mashhad website block
The state's media regulator used a new law to block al-Mashhad at the height of the referendum campaign.
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Ahmed Mansoor remains in isolation, despite unconfirmed report that hunger strike has ended
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Oppressing women with an app in Saudi Arabia
Human Rights Watch (HRW)
Saudi Arabia
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6 May 2019
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On World Press Freedom Day, GCHR calls for protection of journalists and press freedom across MENA region
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Middle East & North Africa
Digital Rights
Free Expression & the Law
3 May 2019
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Saudi Arabia executes 37 citizens, Sisi could rule Egypt until 2030, Yemeni journalists tortured
Joey Ayoub for IFEX. Based on IFEX member reports
Middle East & North Africa
Attacks
Free Expression & the Law
1 May 2019
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Flood emergency triggers crackdown on journalists in Iran
Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
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Iran
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1 May 2019
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IFJ demands release of tortured Yemeni journalists
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
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Jordanian journalist Abdulrahman Farhana detained by Saudi authorities
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
Saudi Arabia
Free Expression & the Law
27 April 2019
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CIHRS: Why we're pushing back against the Egyptian president's constitutional coup
Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS)
Egypt
Attacks
Free Expression & the Law
24 April 2019
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Ahmed Mansoor remains on hunger strike in poor conditions as eyesight deteriorates
Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR)
United Arab Emirates
Free Expression & the Law
23 April 2019
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Egypt: Constitutional amendments entrench repression
Human Rights Watch (HRW)
Egypt
Digital Rights
Free Expression & the Law
22 April 2019
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Saudi Arabia detains 3 more bloggers
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
Saudi Arabia
Digital Rights
Free Expression & the Law
21 April 2019
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Well-known Syrian citizen-journalist probably died in detention in 2013
Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
Syria
Attacks
Free Expression & the Law
20 April 2019
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Saudi Arabia arrests at least 13 more human rights defenders
Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR)
Saudi Arabia
Digital Rights
Gender
14 April 2019
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Egyptian journalist freed conditionally after being held for years without trial
Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
Egypt
Attacks
Free Expression & the Law
11 April 2019
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How pro-government media in Morocco use "fake news" to target and silence Rif activists
Global Voices Advox
Morocco
Digital Rights
Attacks
7 April 2019
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Tunisian journalists detained, expelled during Algeria protests
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
Algeria
Censorship
Free Expression & the Law
5 April 2019
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Egypt: Reprisal against award-winning actors for speaking out against repression
Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), Human Rights Watch (HRW)
Egypt
Attacks
Censorship
4 April 2019
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In Egypt, 'freedom' ends daily at 6pm for Shawkan and Abdelfattah
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
Egypt
Free Expression & the Law
3 April 2019
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Soutoudeh receives heavy sentence, Shawkan and Alaa Abd El-Fatah complete theirs, plus Bahrain's Formula One v. human rights
Joey Ayoub for IFEX. Based on IFEX member reports
Middle East & North Africa
Digital Rights
Gender
30 March 2019
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Barred from covering unrest, Algerian journalists hold own protests
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
Algeria
Censorship
Freedom of Assembly
30 March 2019
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#WelcomeHomeAlaa: Egyptian revolution activist Alaa Abd El Fattah released after five years in prison
Global Voices Advox
Egypt
Digital Rights
Free Expression & the Law
30 March 2019
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Suspended prison sentences for four Moroccan journalists
Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
Morocco
Free Expression & the Law
29 March 2019
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"Hashtag Palestine 2018", a new report on Palestinian digital rights
7amleh - Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media
Palestine
Digital Rights
Gender
27 March 2019
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Two years after completing his sentence, activist Osama al-Najjar remains in detention
Global Voices Advox
United Arab Emirates
Digital Rights
Free Expression & the Law
26 March 2019
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The Formula One Group should support the safeguarding of human rights in Bahrain
Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), Bahrain Center for Human Rights, Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR)
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Ill-treatment of Saudi human rights defender Mohammed Al-Qahtani continues in prison
Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR)
Saudi Arabia
Attacks
Free Expression & the Law
25 March 2019
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