Date of source: Friday, September 28, 2001
The defense of the editor in chief of Al-Nabaa said that the sentence his client was given did not include the words "with labor"-which means that he can serve the sentence either in the prison or outside it.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 14, 2006
A new Kuwaiti press law prohibits the imprisonment of journalists.
Date of source: Sunday, March 12, 2006
Tharwat Fathy examines the freedom of journalists in Egypt, given that last month, a Cairo court sentenced Abdel-Nasser al-Zuheiri, a journalist with al-Masri al-Youm, to one year in prison.
Date of source: Sunday, March 12, 2006
The conviction of a young journalist, Amīra Malash, in a libel suit has created uproar amongst the press and journalists and human rights activists have stood up defending freedom of expression.
Date of source: Friday, March 3, 2006
Nearly 130 Libyan political prisoners, including members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, have been released under an amnesty from the Libyan government.
Date of source: Sunday, March 5, 2006
The author explores the dangers facing journalists in the world today, including death, injury, kidnapping and imprisonment.
Date of source: Saturday, March 4, 2006
Many argue that President Mubārak’s decision to abolish the law allowing the imprisonment of journalists in Egypt is a positive step on the way to securing freedom of the press and freedom of expression.
Date of source: Monday, July 22, 2002
The Dokki Misdemeanor Court postponed hearing the action a lawyer brought against the Editor-in-Chief of Al-Naba’a paper, over the publication of indecent photos, to November 19.
Date of source: Sunday, June 23, 2002
The Supreme Administrative Court issued a judgment annulling an earlier Administrative Court ruling, which banned Al-Naba´a newspaper from offending society and the Church by publishing an article about a so-called monk in June 2001. The article gives two messages, the first reflecting the...
Date of source: Saturday, June 1, 2002
What Al-Naba´a newspaper published about the sexual life of a former monk was outrageous. The reaction of society resulted in the suspension of its license and stopping its publication. But the High Administrative Court objected to the suspension of the license and said that specific legal...