MP Accuses NGOs of Connection to Foreign Intelligence
By POMED – On March 8, Egyptian MP Alaa Abed accused seven prominent NGOs and human rights organizations of receiving funding from foreign intelligence agencies in exchange for publishing [...]
UN Human Rights Chief Denounces Egypt’s Media Intimidation
By POMED – On March 7, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein described the Egyptian government’s suppression of freedom of expression in [...]
Facebook “Intellectually Terrorizes” A Human Rights Activist
By Magdi Khalil – FrontPage Magazine – Editor’s note: Magdi Khalil, an Egyptian-born human right’s activist and Copt now living in America, explains how he escaped Egyptian-style [...]
Egyptian TV network’s sale concerns free-press advocates
By Albaraa Abdullah – Al-Monitor – It appears the Egyptian government has indirectly tightened its hold on the media yet again. An Egyptian security company’s subsidiary [...]
How far is Egypt willing to go to have strong grip on media?
By Khalid Hassan- Al Monitor – Brig. Gen. Mohamed Samir, a former spokesman for the Egyptian armed forces, assumed the position of director general at Al-Aseema Television Network Jan. 15, [...]
Press Law in Egypt Diminishes Hopes for Independent Media
By Khaled Dawoud – MENA- Atlantic Council – Shortly after unprecedented jail terms were issued against leading members of Egypt’s Press Syndicate, President AbdelFattah al-Sisi [...]
Egypt Detains, Deports Prominent Female TV Host
By The Associated Press – Egyptian authorities on Monday detained and deported a famous TV host whose program had been critical of the government’s policies, including its crackdown [...]
Egypt’s parliament may give Government more control over the press
By Al-Monitor – A new crisis has erupted following a draft law proposed in the parliament this month that would give President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi the right to temporarily form a new [...]
