“As a native freelance journalist, you want the story of your country to be heard, and you get taken advantage of because of that.”
Zouhir al-Shimale: “I hope that one day I can see Syria under democratic rule”
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CATEGORY: Middle East and North Africa
Journalists in northern Syria face intimidation and insecurity every day
In March, the Violation Documentation Center reported on the arrest of two journalists in Jarabulus by the local Turkish-backed security intelligence.
Podcast: Freedom of Expression Awards 2019 Winners’ Roundtable
A special edition of the Index on Censorship podcast celebrating the winners of the Freedom of Expression Awards 2019.
ECRF: We believe in human rights for all Egyptians and we are willing to pay the price
The Egyptian government has waged an organised campaign against independent civil society groups and has become increasingly hostile to dissent. ECRF is one of the few human rights organisations still operating in the country.
On International Women’s Day, a call for justice for Egyptian human rights defender Amal Fathy
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] On International Women's Day Doughty Street Chambers and Index on Censorship renew calls for the threat of arrest to be dropped for Egyptian women's rights defender Amal Fathy. Ms Fathy, who made a video about...
Threat of arrest must be dropped for Egyptian women’s rights defender Amal Fathy
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Index on Censorship, the Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms (ECRF) and counsel at Doughty Street Chambers have filed further information at the request of the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention...
Groups call on Michelle Bachelet for heightened UN scrutiny of human rights violations in Bahrain
NGOs call for co-ordinated international action and public scrutiny to address the government of Bahrain’s ongoing attacks on civil society and to hold the kingdom accountable to its commitments to international human rights laws and standards
ECRF: As long as there are people defending human rights in Egypt, there is hope
The Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms, winner of the 2018 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Award for Campaigning, is one of the few remaining human rights organisations in Egypt
Bahraini injustice: Nabeel Rajab conviction for tweeting upheld
Bahrain’s Court of Cassation has upheld human rights activist Nabeel Rajab’s five-year conviction for critical tweets made from his account condemning Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen and the use of torture at Bahrain’s notorious Jau Prison.
Egyptian court upholds prison sentence against Amal Fathy
An Egyptian court on Sunday upheld a two-year prison sentence against activist Amal Fathy, who had been detained since May after posting a Facebook video that criticised sexual harassment in Egypt. Fathy was released following a court hearing on 27 December but remains under house arrest.