Ahmed Fouad Negm, who became popular for his political stance on the poor and working class, has died at the age of 84
Egypt: ‘Poet of the people’ Ahmed Fouad Negm dies
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Maidan Nezalezhnosti: ‘A disgrace for Ukrainian authorities’
In the fallout from mass protests, Maidan Nezalezhnosti has become a symbol of determination among ordinary Ukrainians to fight for their rights and freedoms. Andrei Aliaksandrau reports from Kiev.
Kenya’s Golden Jubilee offers little to celebrate for free speech
Guest Post: Bribery, corruption and media illiteracy blight the country on its 50th anniversary, says Duke Mangera
In post-Morsi Egypt journalists toe the military line or self censor
Editorials and articles labelling democracy activists “anarchists and “thugs” signal that most Egyptian media has reverted to its old pre-revolution ways, siding with the military-backed government against the opposition activists. Shahira Amin reports
Croatia’s referendum: Religious institutions, right wing flex their muscles on gay marriage
Croatians voted Sunday to amend the constitution to define marriage as being between a man and a woman. The campaign had been orchestrated by the country’s religious institutions. Barbara Matejčić reports
Saudi Arabia: Popular sci-fi novel banned
Bookstores told by authorities to stop selling the novel H W J N
Pakistan continues silencing dissent through selective web blocks
Pakistan is notorious for blocking websites. It has banned more than 4,000 websites for what it considers objectionable material. The latest was IMDb, Zofeen Ebrahim reports.
Uganda’s shocking record on gay rights
The government’s stance on homosexuality is considered among the harshest in the world, Edward Ronald Sekyewa writes
Controversy on campus: six university speakers that caused outrage
As the body representing UK vice-chancellors releases new guidelines on external speakers on campuses, we look at some cases where they could have been put to use
Hacks, hacking and propaganda: what’s happening to Turkey’s journalists?
Turkey’s media proprietors seem all too willing to play along with practices that make the country feel like a corrupt central Asian republic, says Yavuz Baydar