Articles by Maharat Foundation
Prisoner’s family attacks journalist over critical article
Afif Diab was attacked in Chtoura on 2 June 2012 by four men, while the police refused to take any action.
IFEX-TMG calls for seven-year sentences to be overturned
Ahead of a court of appeal hearing on 28 May, IFEX-TMG urges judiciary to quash the seven-year prison terms handed down to Ghazi Ben Mohamed Beji and Jaber Ben Abdallah Majri for online publishing.
Maharat Foundation condemns the attack on journalists while covering the protests in the North
Hello dear Lama, Hope this email finds you well,There has been attacks on journalists while covering the protests in the North last Sunday, we issued an alert with the details attached (english and arabic).Please tell us if you need more information. Best,Layal Bahnam.
One hundred organisations call to end assault on freedom of speech, and to free all detained human rights defenders and netizens
UPDATE: The president of IFEX member Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), Nabeel Rajab, was re-arrested and sentenced to three years in prison on 16 August. Many other human rights defenders remain in prison, including BCHR’s founder Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, and his daughter, Zainab Al-Khawaja.
Thirty-two IFEX members urge authorities to release journalist Eskinder Nega
On 1 May, jailed journalist Eskinder Nega, facing the death penalty, receives in absentia the 2012 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award. Thirty-two IFEX members are calling for his release, and an end to the use of national security legislation against all writers and journalists.
Two activists arrested for graffiti art
Well-known activists Khodor Salameh and Ali Fakhri are being held at Damascus Road Station for expressing their support for the Arab revolutions through street art.
Writer, activist survives assassination attempt
The political activist and the coordinator of the “Lebanese Sovereignty Movement” Mustafa Geha came under fire in his car while driving on a highway south of the capital. Four bullets pierced through his car.
Fifty IFEX members and partners call for freedom for Bahraini human rights defenders, bloggers and activists
In advance of the Formula 1, 50 IFEX members and partners call for detained activists and human rights defenders to be freed, including blogger and activist Abduljalil Al-Singace and human rights activist Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, founder of IFEX member the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights, who is ailing in prison since starting a hunger strike on 8 February.