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Archives: censorship
Do Egyptians have any Rights Left at All? – HRW
Human Rights Watch | - - (Beirut) – Egyptian authorities in recent weeks have arrested at least 50 peaceful political activists, blocked at least 62 websites, and opened a criminal prosecution against…
Egypt Ups Systematic Efforts to Silence Independent Media
By Salma Essam | ( Globalvoices.org) | - - The Egyptian government's efforts to crack down on critical media platforms reached news heights this week when authorities blocked access to the Cairo-based…
Paying for Facebook? Will Egyptian Social Media Users have to Register With Gov’t?
By Afef Abrougu. | ( Global Voices ) | - - Sixty Egyptian members of parliament recently approved a draft law on “the regulations of using and exploiting social media networks.” If…
Press Freedom in Middle East Cratering in Age of Brutal Dictatorships
By Brian Whitaker | ( Al-Bab.com ) | - - Among the 22 countries belonging to the Arab League, 17 are ranked as "bad" or "very bad" in the annual World Press…
Turkey’s Erdogan bans Wikipedia, TV Dating Shows, oh, and Fires 4,000
TeleSur | - - With the April 16 referendum having expanded Erdogan’s powers, the AKP leader continues to lead a mass crackdown against his citizens. While a hotly contested referendum earlier this…
Turkey’s Coup aftermath and Human Rights: A Feminist Perspective
By Banu Gökarıksel | ( Duke University Blog ) | - - Feminist critiques of political power reveal the central function of gender, sexuality, and difference in maintaining that power. Yet, in…
Oscar Nominee Asghar Farhadi between US Muslim Ban and Ayatollahs’ Censorship
By Kevin Hagopian | (The Conversation) | - - Politics loom over this year’s Oscars, with many bracing for what the winners will – or won’t – say when they ascend the…
Confusion over U.S. Travel Ban Grounding Foreign Correspondents
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage | (Inter Press Service) | - - NEW YORK (IPS) - New restrictions on immigrants and refugees coming to the United States are also posing challenges for foreign correspondents…Danger as Turkey votes on Presidential System while in State of Emergency
By Arzu Geybullayeva | (Globalvoices.org) | - - On April 16, Turks will head to polls to yay or nay constitutional amendments which have been approved by the 550 seat parliament where…
European journalists brand Turkey ‘biggest prison in the world’
By Herbert Vytiska | EurActiv.de | Translated By Samuel Morgan | EurActiv | - - Curbs on press freedom have been dramatically increased since the failed coup attempt against President Erdoğan. The…
Turkey Is Shutting Down over 130 Media Outlets; Can Democracy Survive?
TeleSur | - - Erdogan's political purge following the failed coup keeps on going, with the net ever widening. Turkey is shutting down over 100 media outlets and is purging over 1,000…
Does billionaire-funded lawsuit against Gawker create playbook for punishing press?
By Clay Calvert | (The Conversation) | - - Word last week that Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel bankrolled wrestler Hulk Hogan’s invasion-of-privacy lawsuit against Gawker added a wrinkle to a case…
Egypt arrests Hundreds to Stop Protest, including Journalists, Lawyers
Human Rights Watch | - - (Beirut) – Egyptian security forces arrested at least 382 people in the days leading up to and during the dispersal of mostly peaceful protests on April…
Berlin Pirate Party Leader Arrested for Erdogan Insult
TeleSur | - - Bruno Kramm was arrested while protesting against a German law allowing the prosecution of citizens for insulting foreign leaders. The head of Berlin's Pirate Party branch has been…
Press Freedom in ‘Deep And Disturbing’ Decline in New Age of Propaganda
By RFE/RL | - - A leading journalism advocacy group says media freedom experienced a sharp decline around the world over the past year, citing increasing government restrictions in places like Turkey,…
Turkey’s Pres. Erdogan demands Germany prosecute comedian over satirical poem
RT | (Video News Report) | - - "Turkey has made a formal request to the German government to prosecute a TV comedian over a crude poem about the Turkish President." RT:…
Your Tax Dollars Enable Police Brutality Abroad: Egypt
By Chris Toensing | ( Otherwords.org) | - - Washington wants to loosen aid restrictions even as security forces crack down on innocent Egyptians. Ever since the Black Lives Matter movement exploded…
‘A dark day for Turkish democracy’: violent clashes follow Zaman takeover
Euronews | (Video News Report) - - "The country's "top-selling newspaper reopened on Saturday"following a state takeover and police raid. But the staff has experienced a shake up, with reports of editor-in-chief…