Freedom of the press

features

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

26 July 2018

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

17 July 2018

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

12 July 2018

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

7 July 2018

freedom of the press • 21 min read

Under siege: To be a journalist in Egypt

Hadeer El-Mahdawy | Journalists are working under tough conditions in Egypt, with poor pay and lack of protection

3 May 2018

freedom of the press • 17 min read

To count by the book: Who can say what happened beside the Wahat Road?

Heba Afify and Omar Said | The Wahat Road attack has ignited debate around the state's role in reporting on events

25 October 2017

website blocks • 5 min read

Egyptian government bypasses ISPs to block access to websites: Telecommunications Ministry source

Mohamed Hamama | The websites block has been carried out through a centralized government decision, according to source

21 June 2017

internet surveillance • 11 min read

24 hours later: What we know about the blocking of Mada Masr’s website

Mohamed Hamama | Where and how we're blocked, whether it could be legal, what the context is, and more

26 May 2017

freedom of the press • 39 min read

The rise and fall of Karmoz: How a local journalism platform tried to escape Egypt’s center

Mohamed Hamama | We trace the five-year journey of Alexandria-based news organization Karmoz

7 May 2017

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Opinion

Khaled Diab

Diaspora stories: Prisoners of our guilty consciences

The media and civil society crackdown has left many Egyptians overseas feeling powerless and guilty

28 June 2018

Shawkan

‘Surprise’: Shawkan from prison, after winning UNESCO 2018 press freedom prize

Shawkan shares his thoughts on a recent prize and his unjust detention

6 May 2018

Why does Mada take World Press Freedom day off?

Some thoughts on why we do what we do, on a day we have decided to take off

3 May 2018

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News

media raids • 3 min read

Update: Security forces raid Al-Mesryoon newspaper, hand management over to state-owned publication

24 September 2018

freedom of the press • 3 min read

Independent Lebanese website Raseef22 joins hundreds of blocked websites in Egypt

6 September 2018

freedom of the press • 3 min read

Masr al-Arabia chief editor interrogated, detained in Case 441/2018 after release ordered in separate case

12 July 2018

Arab Network for Human Rights Information • 3 min read

New website documenting rights abuses blocked 9 hours after launch

25 June 2018

freedom of the press • 2 min read

Mada Masr article shortlisted for Samir Kassir journalism prize

1 June 2018

freedom of the press • 4 min read

Detained photojournalist Shawkan to receive UNESCO’s 2018 press freedom prize

23 April 2018

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