Police assault demonstrators, journalists; hundreds arrested in Cairo crackdown
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a 13 May 2006 Human Rights Watch press release: Egypt: Police Assault Demonstrators, Journalists Hundreds Arrested in Cairo Crackdown (New York, May 13, 2006) – Thousands of Egyptian security forces sealed off much of downtown Cairo on Thursday and violently attacked protestors attempting to demonstrate in support of reformist judges, […]
Journalist beaten, injured by police; cameraman for Turkish broadcaster injured during attempt by police to seize his camera
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is an 11 May 2006 CPJ press release: EGYPT: Journalists assaulted, detained while covering protests New York, May 11, 2006 – The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by reports that Egyptian police and security officers assaulted several journalists covering protests today in support of two judges facing dismissal for criticizing […]
At least six journalists arrested while covering demonstrations; cameramen assaulted, their cameras seized
(HRinfo/IFEX) – The following is a joint statement issued by HRinfo and 10 other signatory organizations: Egypt: Journalists & Reporters Assaulted and Cameras Seized Cairo, 11 May 2006 – Today downtown Cairo witnessed a new crime in the series of crimes being committed by Egypt’s security bodies. State Security forces arrested more than 6 journalists […]
Award-winning blogger among new arrests; dozens arrested for putting up posters, distributing leaflets; dozens others charged with “insulting the president”, “spreading false rumours”
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a Human Rights Watch press release: Egypt: Award-Winning Blogger Among New Arrests More Than 100 Now Held in Political Protests (New York, May 10, 2006) – Egyptian security officials arrested 11 more political reform activists, including an award-winning blogger, Alaa Ahmed Seif al-Islam, Human Rights Watch said today. This brings […]
Two newspaper journalists covering demonstrations detained; press freedom activist detained briefly; Al-Jazeera bureau chief released
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 27 April 2006 CPJ press release: Egypt: Al-Jazeera bureau chief, three print journalists held New York, April 27, 2006 – The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the arrest of Al-Jazeera TV’s Cairo bureau chief, and the separate detention of three print journalists, by Egypt’s state security prosecutor. […]
Al-Jazeera’s Cairo bureau chief arrested for broadcasting “false information”
(RSF/IFEX) – Reporters Without Borders has called for the release of Al-Jazeera TV’s Cairo bureau chief, Hussein Abdel Ghani, who was arrested on 27 April 2006 for broadcasting “false information likely to harm the country’s reputation.” Detained in the resort town of Dahab, where he went to cover the Sinai bombings of the past few […]
Imprisoned opposition leader investigated for “insulting” president, denied right to disseminate written material, told by prison authority to cease criticisms
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a Humar Rights Watch press release: Egypt: Chirac Must Urge Release of Opposition Leader (Brussels, April 18, 2006) – When French President Jacques Chirac conducts a state visit to Cairo on Wednesday, he should urge President Hosni Mubarak to release Ayman Nur from prison and end persecution of the opposition […]
Conference participants decry government efforts to silence judiciary
(CIHRS/IFEX) – The following are excerpts from a CIHRS statement: Cairo Declaration: Toward a Union for Judges in the Arab World In Defense of Judges’ Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Association and of the Independence of the Judiciary Final Communiqué of the Conference on “The Role of the Judiciary in the Process of Political Reform […]
National campaign for ending imprisonment for publication offenses commences
(EOHR/IFEX) – The following is a 13 March 2006 EOHR press release: A national campaign for adopting the Egyptian Journalists Syndicate’s (EJS) draft law annulling imprisonment sentences in opinion and publication cases A collective demand by editors-in-chief of Egyptian newspapers, media professors, and representatives of human rights organizations, to initiate a national campaign to end […]
HRinfo sets up press observatory to monitor Tunisian coverage in Egyptian press
(HRinfo/IFEX) – The following is a 23 March 2006 Hrinfo press release: HRinfo Press Freedom Support Unit Press Observatory On 21 March 2006, the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (HRinfo) set up a Press Observatory to monitor the Arabic language press in Egypt, searching for what appear to be paid advertisements (disguised as articles) […]
Journalist sentenced to a year in prison
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 10 March 2006 CPJ press release: Egyptian court sentences journalist to a year in prison New York, March 10, 2006 – The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the one-year prison sentence handed down to Egyptian journalist Amira Malash for defamation. On Tuesday, a court in Giza, near […]
Journalist sentenced to one year in prison after summary trial for defamation
(EOHR/IFEX) – The following is a 7 March 2006 EOHR press release: A new episode of violation of freedom of opinion and expression One year in prison for journalist Amira Malash In light of the state’s unjustified ignorance of the President’s promise to annul prison sentences in publication cases, on Tuesday 7 March 2006 the […]
EOHR calls for an end to imprisonment as penalty for defamation, insult crimes
(EOHR/IFEX) – The following is a 1 March 2006 EOHR statement: EOHR demands the enactment of the presidential promise of annulling the imprisonment penalty in publication suits EOHR calls upon President Mubarak to fulfill the promise he made two years ago concerning the annulling of the imprisonment penalty in publication suits. The President should assign […]
Participants at IFEX General Meeting call for decriminalization of press offences
(EOHR/HRinfo/IFEX) – The following letter to the Egyptian authorities was issued at the IFEX General Meeting, in Brussels, Belgium, 19-24 February 2006, and is endorsed by the signatories below: His Excellency Muhammed Hosni Mubarak President, Arab Republic of Egypt Abidin Palace Cairo Arab Republic of Egypt CC. Mr. Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the United […]
Appeals court upholds one journalist’s conviction, overturns others
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 23 February 2006 CPJ press release: Egyptian appeals court upholds one journalist conviction, overturns others New York, February 23, 2006 – The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the decision of a Cairo criminal appeals court today to uphold the conviction and one-year prison sentence of journalist , […]
Press freedoms deteriorating one year after president’s promise of improvement, says CPJ
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a CPJ letter to Egyptian President Muhammed Hosni Mubarak: February 23, 2006 His Excellency Muhammed Hosni Mubarak President, Arab Republic of Egypt Abidine Palace Cairo Arab Republic of Egypt Via facsimile +202 795 3192 Your Excellency: The Committee to Protect Journalists urges you to fulfill the commitment you made two […]