Egypt convicts another journalist, bans TV channels
June 25, 2014 6:02 PM ET
New York, June 25, 2014--A Suez court sentenced a journalist to three years in prison on Tuesday on charges of inciting and committing violence during protests in April, according to news reports. The move follows harsh prison sentences given to...
Proposed Egyptian constitution would limit media freedom
December 4, 2012 3:29 PM ET
New York, December 4, 2012--The proposed Egyptian constitution would impose several new restrictions on press freedom--including the creation of a new government regulator and new governmental authority to shut media outlets--while doing nothing to halt the criminal prosecution of...
Egyptian court sentences journalist to jail for defamation
October 25, 2012 3:27 PM ET
New York, October 25, 2012--An Egyptian appellate court should strike down the criminal defamation conviction and prison term handed down this week against a television commentator, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....