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Date of source: Monday, April 1, 2002
The editor-in-chief and board chairman of Sawt Al-Umma were sentenced to six months imprisonment on the charge of allegedly defaming a businessman. Many national and international press and human rights organizations expressed their dissatisfaction and concern regarding this sentence.
Date of source: Sunday, February 26, 2006
The writers discuss the failure to enact a law, promised two years ago by President Mubārak, to cancel the imprisonment penalty against journalists in publishing cases, citing several recent rulings of imprisonment against journalists.
Date of source: Sunday, February 19, 2006
Mona Eltahawy writes against the repression of expression across the Arab world. The author notes that Arab “dictators” oppose the Danish cartoons because they think "freedom of expression” should have limits. The author redirects that call to Arab leaders themselves, arguing that they should have...
Date of source: Friday, February 17, 2006
The author is discussing the two-year-old promise of President Mubārak to enact a law rescinding the imprisonment of journalists in publishing-related cases.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 20, 2005
The recent Turkish legislative amendments made according to the human rights criteria of the European Union have failed to secure freedom of expression.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 25, 2004
The General Prosecutor ordered the release of Karam Gabr, the managing editor of the weekly magazine Rose Al-Youssef on recognizance [An obligation entered into before a court whereby the recognizor acknowledges that he will do a specific act required by law] of his press card after the complaint...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 23, 2003
The Court of Cassation confirmed that the one-year jail sentence of the Editor-in-Chief of Al-Usboa and his brother is appropriate, as it is obvious from the articles they wrote that they defamed the former leader of the Justice Party.
Date of source: Monday, June 30, 2003
The article is the text of a message said to have been sent by Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim to Mustafa Bakri and his brother in the prison. Bakri says that Ibrahim sent him a message to express satisfaction at his imprisonment. He adds that Ibrahim did not forget the comments of Bakri on his case.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 24, 2003
The Cairo Criminal Court ordered a temporal staying of the sentence handed down to Mustafa Bakri, Editor-in-Chief of Al-Usboa, and his deputy and brother Mahmoud Bakri, till deciding on the petition they have submitted to the General Prosecutor. It also ordered them an immediate release.
Date of source: Friday, June 20, 2003
The article is an interview with Dr. Awad Al-Mur, a lawyer and former judge in the constitutional court. He comments on the issue of the freedom of press. He explains the reasons that made him accept defending Saad Eddin Ibrahim and gives his opinion on the new National Council of Human Rights.
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Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.