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anti-terrorism law
16 min read
This justice is not blind: New amendments to terror laws
Rana Mamdouh
| Under one amendment, individuals on the terror list may see their syndicate memberships frozen.
Information Ministry
5 min read
‘A minister without a ministry’ — confusion over role of newly appointed information minister
During Sunday’s meeting, Heikal presented his vision of the Information Ministry’s purview
Arab media
34 min read
How do we continue? How do we make an impact?
A conversation between independent Arab media institutions on producing journalistic content
Journalists Syndicate
6 min read
Security interventions place 3 pro-govt figures on Egypt’s Journalists Syndicate council
Ashraf Hakim
| The security apparatuses sent a list of six nominees by WhatsApp to newsrooms
censorship
8 min read
Sources: Presidency gives Egyptian media orders not to cover CBS interview with Sisi
Sources say Egyptian media received orders to refrain from covering CBS interview with Sisi
international media
17 min read
Permits, penalties and paranoia
Heba Afify
| Foreign journalists speak to Mada Masr about the challenges they face reporting in Egypt
freedom of the press
29 min read
Egypt’s new media laws: Rearranging legislative building blocks to maximize control
Rana Mamdouh
| Egypt's new press laws grant sweeping powers to regulators and further restrict journalistic work
freedom of the press
10 min read
State Council, Journalists Syndicate condemn ‘unconstitutional’ media bill
Mostafa Mohie and Rania al-Abd
| The draft law is deemed to "violate" constitutionally guaranteed press freedoms
Children’s Cancer Hospital 57375
13 min read
Prosecutor general admonishes media council for issuing gag order, summons SMRC head for investigation
Omar Said
| The public prosecutor asserted that the SMRC does not have the authority to issue gag orders
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Opinion
Rana Mamdouh
Woes of an ordinary journalist
Who added my name to these lists? And why?
Mohamed Naeem
In Egypt, nothing has changed — but perhaps everything has
This repressive regime has set itself an unattainable goal: to silence everyone all the time forever
Hassan Elmasry
Why is Egypt attacking human rights groups?
Egypt’s human rights movement has a long and patriotic history
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journalist detentions
6 min read
CPJ: Egypt 3rd worst jailer of journalists in the world in 2020 in record tally
media raids
3 min read
Nora Younis, chief editor of Al-Manassa, detained after raid on office
journalist detentions
4 min read
Journalists arrested in Egypt amid crackdown on press freedoms
media legislation
4 min read
Media law executive regulations finally go into effect 18 months after law passed
journalist detentions
6 min read
China, Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia are world’s worst jailers of journalists in 2019, according to CPJ
Mada Masr
5 min read
Plainclothes security raid Mada Masr office for several hours, detain 3 including Chief Editor Lina Attalah
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