Articles by Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI)
Iraqi journalist detained, beaten, expelled from country
(HRinfo/IFEX) – On 9 August 2007, HRinfo called for the Syrian government to conduct a fair and honest investigation concerning the assault against Iraqi journalist Saif al-Khayat, who suffered serious violations at the hands of Syrian Political Security Forces before he was ordered to leave Syria in mid-June 2007. Al-Khayat had traveled to Syria to […]
Appeal court fines prominent poet for insulting religious extremist
(HRinfo/IFEX) – HRinfo salutes Abdel Moati Hegazi, a prominent Egyptian poet, for his refusal to pay a L.E 20,000 (approx US$ 3,500) fine brought against him by an appeal court in Cairo, after he was charged with insulting Yusuf al Badri, an extremist infamous for his enmity towards freedom of thought and expression. HRinfo calls […]
Recent attacks on journalists unaddressed at meeting between Egyptian official and Tunisian ambassador
(HRinfo/IFEX) – HRinfo has expressed its deep sorrow about the results of the meeting held between Dr. Botros Botros Ghaly, chair of the National Council for Human Rights, and Abd el Hafeez el Herqam, the Tunisian ambassador, on 1 July 2007. During the meeting, Dr. Ghaly ignored the Tunisian government’s violent acts against Tunisian journalists […]
Court refuses judge’s request to block websites, but allows for their censorship and prosecution; investigation of blogger suspended
(HRinfo/IFEX) – There have been promising developments in the case against judge Abdel Fatah Murad, who has filed multiple fabricated charges against the Hisham Mubarak Law Center and HRinfo, as well as bloggers and human rights and news websites, report the law center and HRinfo. The State Commissioner Committee has released a report on the […]
Blogger charged with criminal defamation for criticising official
(HRinfo/IFEX) – The Algerian government must drop the defamation charge against blogger “Abd el Salam Baroudy”, administrator of the “Bilad Telmesan” blog ( http://bilad-13.maktoobblog.com ), for criticizing an official in an article published in February 2007. Baroudy is scheduled to face the Telmesan First Degree Court on 11 June 2007. In his article, Baroudy criticized […]
Seven activists arrested, two allegedly tortured, all sentenced to prison for criticising royalty during Labour Day event
(HRinfo/IFEX) – HRinfo calls upon the Moroccan authorities to release the civil society activists who were arrested after 1 May 2007 demonstrations and charged with “insulting sacred doctrines.” HRinfo also call for an end to the government’s crackdown on freedom of opinion and expression. The crackdown began on 1 May. Security forces broke into the […]
HRinfo calls on government to release journalist under house arrest for five years
(HRinfo/IFEX) – The following is a 4 June 2007 HRinfo statement: The Tunisian government must respect the rule of law Cairo, June 4, 2007 The Tunisian government must respect the rule of law and terminate the house arrest imposed on the journalist and prisoner of opinion Abdallah Al-Zawary for five years, said the Arabic Network […]
Judge asks courts to block 29 additional websites, brings lawsuit against directors of HRinfo, Hisham Mubarak Law Centre and blogger Amr Gharbia
(HRinfo/IFEX) – Hrinfo has expressed dismay that Judge Abdel Fatah Murad has asked the Administrative Judiciary Court to block 29 websites, in addition to the 21 he had previously requested be made inaccessible. The judge amended his original list of websites following a 5 May 2007 investigation of the case by the court, resulting in […]