Last week, Bahrain's Information Affairs Authority wrote to Index, to address our criticisms of media censorship in Bahrain. Let's go through their...
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Released Maikel Nabil continues to speak out against military rule
Shahira Amin speaks to Egypt’s iconic blogger, who was released from jail last week
Released Maikel Nabil continues to speak out against military rule
Ten months in a tiny prison cell with padded walls and flickering lights have done little to alter 26 year-old Egyptian blogger Maikel Nabil's views...
Bahrain bars human rights groups as unrest escalates
When Index on Censorship visited Bahrain on a fact finding mission late last year, officials repeatedly pledged to maintain a transparent...
Why I returned to Tahrir Square
My name is Ihsaan Azab. I'm 20 years old, and I was born in America. I lived half my life there and the other half in Egypt. I grew up in free...
Tunisian journalist faces sack for Ennahdha critcism
Popular Tunisian journalist Haythem El Mekki, is under enormous pressure to resign from national television after been accused of bias. Mekki has...
Egyptians fill Tahrir Square to mark anniversary of 25 January Revolution
One year on, protesters are still demanding freedoms in the square that became a byword for the Arab Spring. Shahira Amin reports
Egyptians fill Tahrir Square to mark anniversary of 25 January Revolution
It started as a day of celebration, with tens of thousands of Egyptians converging on Tahrir Square to mark the first anniversary of Egypt's...
Journalists and activists assaulted as Nessma TV trial begins
Monday 23 January will be remembered as a grim day for freedom of expression in Tunisia. In addition to the trial of Nabil Karoui, general director...
Kuwait: Crackdown on “stateless” protests
Stateless protesters face deportation after demonstrations in Kuwait demanding citizenship turned violent. Kuwaiti authorities revealed that as a...