Date of source: Sunday, July 9, 2006
A
few days ago, the Shūrá [Consultative] Council
discussed a draft law on amending some
articles of the penal code pertaining to publication-related cases. A large
number of journalists staged a
sit-in in protest against the proposed amendments, describing them as a setback to
the freedom of...
Date of source: Saturday, July 1, 2006 to Friday, July 7, 2006
The articles that regulate the election of the Coptic patriarch are unconstitutional and violate the laws of the Apostles as well as the church law which obliges all Copts to choose their pastor.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 4, 2006
The Shūrá [Consultative] Council has recently agreed to discuss proposed amendments to some articles of the penal code pertaining to the imprisonment of journalists in publication-related cases. In an attempt to express their opposition to the proposed draft law, a large number of journalists on...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 20, 2006
A draft law to combat
rumors in Egypt is
currently under study by the People’s Assembly. The Journalists’ Syndicate announced its strong
opposition
to the draft law, describing it as a threat to freedom of opinion and expression.
Date of source: Friday, June 2, 2006
Sāmih Fawzī says that Islamic thinker Dr. Muhammad ‘Umāra is used to attacking Christianity and the Holy Bible. Dr. ‘Umāra’s recent anti-Christian book Mulāhazāt ‘Ilmīya ‘Ala Kitāb al-Masīh fī al-Islām lil Duktour Michel Hāyik [Scientific notes on the book of Christ in Islam by...
Date of source: Monday, May 22, 2006
Nearly 480 people, including 314 members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood have been arrested on charges of organizing unauthorized demonstrations in support of the judges, who blew the whistle on election fraud.
Date of source: Friday, May 12, 2006
The author writes about the need for the establishment
of a non-
governmental observatory concerned with tracking violations of citizenship [rights], including
materials published
by newspapers that trigger Muslim-Christian tensions.
Date of source: Sunday, May 14, 2006
The conflict between the government and the media is escalating as the government ignores appeals to bring an end to the imprisonment of members of the press over publication offences, while journalists have widened their attack to campaign against prison sentences for publication offences, broader...
Date of source: Saturday, April 22, 2006
The author believes that there is a crisis in the
journalistic area,
adding that the US has established contacts with some newspapers.
Date of source: Saturday, April 22, 2006
The author underlines journalists’ demands, which are focused on two main
things, bread and freedom, as they are demanding a fair salary framework and the cancellation of the
imprisonment
punishment for publishing-related offenses.