Court strikes down jail time but upholds fines against editors Ibrahim Eissa, Adel Hamouda, Wael el-Abrashi and Abdel Halim Kandil
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 2 February 2009 CPJ press release: Egyptian court strikes down jail time, upholds fines against editors New York, February 2, 2009 – The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes a Cairo appeals court decision to strike down a one-year jail term against four editors, but condemns that the conviction stands […]
Blogger Tamer Mabrouk fined for reporting on environmental pollution, working conditions at chemicals company
(ANHRI/IFEX) – On 20 January 2009, the Al Zohor court of misdemeanors fined blogger Tamer Mabrouk, author of the “hakika masriyah” blog, LE 2,500 (approx. US$450). A further LE 40,000 (approx. US$7,240) was awarded in compensation to the Trust Chemicals Company in a libel case filed by the company in June 2008. The lawsuit was […]
World Report 2009: Egypt
World Report 2009: Egypt
Court rejects judge’s case against ANHRI and two bloggers
(ANHRI/IFEX) – On 31 December 2008, the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) and the Hisham Mubarak Law Centre welcomed a historic decision by the Dokki Court of Misdemeanors. The court announced its decision to dismiss the charges against two young bloggers, Manal Bahi and Alaa Abdel Fatah, as well as ANHRI director and […]
Egyptian rights organisations outraged over publication of advertisement “defaming the name and reputation” of Tunisian activist
(ANHRI/IFEX) – The following is a 30 December 2008 press release by ANHRI, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and other Egyptian human rights organisations: Shame on Rosa Al Yousef: Defamation of Tunisian journalist and human rights activist Cairo, 30 December 2008 The undersigned Egyptian human rights organizations express outrage at the actions […]
SPEAKING OUT FOR FREE EXPRESSION 1987-2007 AND BEYOND: Egypt
SPEAKING OUT FOR FREE EXPRESSION 1987-2007 AND BEYOND: Egypt
Newspaper forced to remove article critical of president
(ANHRI/IFEX) – The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) fiercely condemns officials from Al-Ahram Press for their refusal to print the latest edition of the opposition weekly “Sout al-Ummah,” until its editor, Dr. Abdel Halim Kandil, had removed his article criticising the president and Egypt’s stance on the crisis in Gaza. “Sout al-Ummmah” was […]
ANHRI calls for action in case of Egyptian Internet activist detained in Saudi Arabia
(ANHRI/IFEX) – On 21 December 2008, ANHRI said that the administrative judiciary court will review its recently filed claim on 20 January 2009. On 2 December, ANHRI filed a claim against the Egyptian president demanding the dismissal of the Egyptian minister of foreign affairs and the ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This action […]
Detained blogger’s family harassed by authorities; another blogger jailed
(RSF/IFEX) – Reporters Without Borders condemns the arrests of three bloggers – Reda Abderrahman Ali ( http://www.elaphblog.com/page.aspx?U=459&page=2 ), Mohammed Adel ( http://43arb.info/meit ) and Abdelaziz Mogahed ( http://elmogahed02.blogspot.com ) – in the past seven weeks because of what they posted online. The press freedom organisation has just learned that Adel and Mogahed, who were arrested […]
Egyptian journalist wins Arab newspaper award
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a 2 December 2008 WAN press release: Egyptian Journalist Wins Arab Newspaper Award Ibrahim Essa, Editor-in-Chief of Al Dustour, the daily newspaper in Egypt, has been awarded the 2008 Gebran Tueni Award, the annual prize of the World Association of Newspapers that honours an editor or publisher in the Arab […]
Second blogger detained at secret location
(RSF/IFEX) – Reporters Without Borders has called on the Egyptian authorities to reveal the charges against two bloggers who are being held at secret locations in defiance of their basic rights. Reda Abderrahman Ali, an employee of the al-Azhar Islamic Institute, was arrested at his home on 27 October 2008 and a second blogger, Mohammed […]
Blogger arrested, detained in unknown location
(ANHRI/IFEX) – The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) has condemned the security forces’ arrest of blogger Mohamed Adel, who runs Meit blog ( http://43arb.info/meit ). Adel has been kidnapped and held in an unknown place since 20 November 2008. Adel’s house was surrounded by forty soldiers, special police forces and three police vans […]
Editors and journalists face prosecution in connection with publication ban on murder case
(ANHRI/IFEX) – ANHRI has expressed concern over the harassment and intimidation of Egyptian journalists after the editors of the “Al- Masry Al-Youm” and “Al-Wafd” newspapers, in addition to three other journalists, were summoned to appear in court on 4 December 2008. The summonses were issued in connection with a ban that has been placed on […]
State security forces prevent blogger from running for student union
(ANHRI/IFEX) – In a 16 November 2008 statement, ANHRI denounced the interference of state security forces in student union elections at Sinai University, which is a private institution. The name of Amr Salama, a student and blogger, was struck from the list of candidates’ names, even though all his documents were in order and his […]
Media barred from reporting on trial of individuals accused of murdering Lebanese artist
(ANHRI/IFEX) – ANHRI’s Legal Aid Unit for Freedom of Expression utterly rejects the decision issued by the president of the criminal court in south Cairo at a trial session held on 16 November 2008. This ruling upheld a previous decision to ban the media and the publication of any information from the trial of the […]
Blogger’s health deteriorates in prison; another blogger marks second anniversary in prison
(ANHRI/IFEX) – On 8 November 2008, the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) released a statement expressing its deep concern about the harassment suffered by Kareem Amir in the Borg Al Arab prison in the Alexandria desert, and also about the sharp deterioration in the health of prisoner-of-conscience Mosaad Abu Fajr, who was unable […]