As the battleground of the Syrian conflict rages offline, the internet is playing an important role in allowing its citizens to communicate with the rest of the world. Jillian C. York reports
The online war for Syria
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CATEGORY: Middle East and North Africa
Kurdish singer sentenced to two years in prison
Index award winning musician Ferhat Tunç has been sentenced to two years in prison by a court in the Turkish province of Malatya. The Kurdish singer...
Syrian pro-government TV station bombed
The Damascus headquarters of pro-government Syrian station Al-Ikhbariya were attacked yesterday. Information Minister Omran al-Zohbi told state...
Turkey: Deaf and mute protester sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment
A court in Turkey has sentenced a man with speech and hearing impairments to eight years in prison for spreading propaganda on behalf of the...
Lebanon: TV station attacked by armed men
The headquarters of a leading Lebanese TV station Al-Jadeed were attacked by armed men earlier this week. Five masked gunmen opened fire on the...
Verdict in Muhammad cartoon conviction upheld
The Monastir appeal court has upheld a primary verdict in Tunisia's Muhammad cartoon case. In March, Jabeur Mejri and Ghazi Beji were sentenced to...
Press release: Index alarmed by recent attacks on artistic expression in Tunisia
PRESS RELEASE The International Freedom of Expression Exchange Tunisia Monitoring Group (IFEX-TMG), a coalition of 21 IFEX members [including Index...
Egyptian journalist, Salma El-Wardany, detained in Sudan
An Egyptian journalist was arrested in Sudan this morning, whilst covering protests in the country. Salma El-Wardany from Ahram Online and...
Lebanon: At least nine journalists attacked covering clashes
At least nine Lebanese journalists have been attacked whilst covering ongoing clashes in Syria over the last month in four separate incidents. On 10...
UN expert slams censorship by Israel, Palestinians
A UN human rights expert has slammed the government of Israel, the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank and Hamas in Gaza for unduly limiting free...
Playing cat and mouse with Bahrain’s political prisoners
There are no prisoners of conscience in Bahrain --- at least that's what the government would like you to think. A year ago today, eight opposition...
Crowds return to Tahrir Square to protest military power grab
Hundreds of thousands of activists returned to Cairo's Tahrir Square on Monday night to protest supplementary constitutional amendments issued by...
