Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has published a 27-page report entitled “President Sisi’s puppets” showing how leading pro-government TV anchors and state-controlled media in Egypt are used to launch and then amplify smear campaigns against the few journalists still critical of the government.
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After the coup: Egypt’s media landscape in crisis
This article is part of The New Arab’s States of Journalism series, a sustained exploration of freedom, repression, and accountability in MENA and global media landscapes. Read more of the series’ articles here.
Read More »National Council for Women submits report to Public Prosecution over Mabrouk Attia’s statement regarding murdered Mansoura student
The National Council for Women (NCW) submitted a report to the Public Prosecutor denouncing Al-Azhar University professor Mabrouk Attia’s statement regarding about the murdered Mansoura University student Naira Ashraf.
Read More »Egypt: Radio presenter filmed being beaten by boss after requesting unpaid salary
An Egyptian radio presenter has filmed herself being beaten and assaulted by her manager in the offices of the Wast al-Delta radio station in Tanta city, after she demanded her unpaid salary.
Read More »17-yr-old convicted of ‘prostitution’ based on social media content used to convict ‘human trafficker’ of sexually exploiting her
TikTok content creator Moka Hegazi, 17, was convicted in February of “prostitution, and inviting debauchery” by a juvenile court that leveraged photographs and video footage shared on her TikTok account to evidence the ruling, her lawyer, Aziza al-Taweel told Mada Masr.
Read More »‘Terrible things happened here’: The battle for Egypt’s collective memory
Less than a decade after Egypt’s 2011 revolution, Tahrir Square underwent a massive facelift. Starting in September 2019, authorities invested around 150 million Egyptian pounds ($9m) to remove all memories of rebellion. Buildings were repainted, hundreds of palm trees were planted, and a new centrepiece was installed: a towering, 3,500-year-old …
Read More »Egypt prepares to launch new satellite to speed up Internet
The Egyptian Satellite Company announced the start of preparations to launch satellite “Nilesat 301” to replace Nilesat 201, which expires in 2028.
Read More »Can Egypt’s leaders be pressured into protecting press freedom?
Al Jazeera condemns the 15-year jail sentence given to its journalist for interviewing an opposition leader. Al Jazeera Media Network has condemned the 15-year jail sentence given in Egypt to one of its journalists.
Read More »Egypt asks Interpol to issue Red Notices to 4 Egyptian journalists in Turkiye
A court in Egypt has asked Interpol to issue Red Notices to four Egyptian journalists working in Turkiye and hand them over to Egyptian authorities.
Read More »Egyptian court sentences Al Jazeera presenter in absentia to 15 years in prison
An Egyptian journalist and presenter for Al Jazeera has been sentenced to 15 years in absentia for hosting and interviewing former presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh.
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