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Egypt

One woman's pursuit to advance journalism in the Middle East

Fatemah Farag wears many hats: she is the founder and director of community media network Welad ElBalad Media, a board member of the World Editors Forum, a member of the steering committee and Director of Advocacy of WAN-IFRA's Women in News initiative and a Knight Visiting Nieman Fellow. Yet all her roles have the same goal - advancing journalism in the Middle East.

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2016-08-31 15:29

New EFF report details how laws are used to silence online speech in the Arab World

CENSORSHIP: Various legal mechanisms are used to prosecute online speech by several Arab governments, according to a new report by EFF. The report examines Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Tunisia, noting that each of them has responded to an increased risk of terrorist activity by “cracking down on certain kinds of online speech”.

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Teemu Henriksson

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2016-04-29 10:59

Independent Media Company Welad El Balad Under Attack in Egypt

WAN-IFRA has received disturbing reports of an unprecedented public assault against hyper-local Egyptian news company Welad El Balad. Amongst a number of outlandish statements directed towards the organisation and broadcast over a private satellite channel in recent days, the company is accused of being “the agent of foreign powers” and of “working to undermine the Egyptian state.”

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Andrew Heslop

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2015-05-28 15:52

The fight to #FreeAJStaff continues and Australia's press freedom credentials are challenged, as Peter Greste heads home

While the world celebrates the long-overdue release of Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste from an Egyptian jail, the campaign to release his imprisoned colleagues must continue. And it is worth noting that while Australia eagerly awaits Greste's return, there is a press freedom 'elephant in the room', writes Julie Posetti.

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Julie Posetti

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2015-02-02 16:26

Al Jazeera journalist Abdullah al-Shami released from Egyptian jail as others await verdict

After more than ten months in jail without charges, Abdullah al-Shami was released from Cairo’s Scorpion prison on Tuesday 17 June. The Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent was arrested by security forces in August 2013 while covering the violent dispersal of a pro-Morsi sit-in that left hundreds of protesters dead. Jailed Al Jazeera journalists Peter Greste, Mohamed Fadel Fahmy, Baher Mohamed await their verdict on 23 June.

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Jessica White

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2014-06-17 23:00

Two journalists die while on assignment

Two journalists have died while on separate assignments in Afghanistan and Uganda this week.

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Salim Valji

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2014-03-12 17:29

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