Date of source: Tuesday, December 13, 2005
Despite modifications to the
press law, there are still cases of journalists who
are threatened with imprisonment and articles in the
law which restrict freedom of the press.
Date of source:
Swift intensive efforts were made this week to contain a Muslim-Christian crisis due to a
blasphemous article, by
a Muslim writer, about a former monk. Thousands of angry youths protested against
the article, the Government was
accused of being in collusion with the paper, Pope Shenouda...
Date of source:
Egypt was angry about the stormy reactions that broke following the
sentence given to
Saad Eddin Ibrahim. The ruling renewed tension between Egypt and the U.S., which considers
Ibrahim an
American human rights activist. It condemned the ruling and started a new verbal war against the Cairo...
Date of source:
The
campaign against Saad Eddin Ibrahim and his committee has continued in the Egyptian media, following his
referral to the high
court of state security.
Date of source: Monday, September 25, 2000
Al-Usbua published a file opposing Saad Eddin Ibrahim’s plans to monitor the coming elections under the title "No to dubious supervision. No to interference in Egypt’s affairs."
Date of source: Wednesday, October 18, 2006
The author suggests in this article
that the government is targeting the independent newspapers because their professional performance has disclosed
the "national" press and stirred public opinion against corruption.
Date of source: Monday, October 16, 2006
The review deals with a court ruling against Mustafá Bakrī, the editor-in-
chief of
al-Usbū‘ newspaper, sentencing him to six months in prison for "slandering
Hishām
Tal‘at," when he accused him of falsely claiming to be a journalist and issuing his
newspaper
Misr al-Fatāh without prior...
Date of source: Thursday, September 7, 2006
An opinion poll
conducted by Ibn Khaldoun Centre
about the most popular political figure in the region raises question marks
about its legality.
Date of source: Monday, July 24, 2006
The article concentrates on recent arguments amongst intellectuals and politicians over the removal of religious data from the Egyptian identification card.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 12, 2006
The author reports on debates in parliament on institutional reform and a new electoral
law.