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
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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 on the military government running Egypt in the transitional phase. Instead, his confinement...
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 relationship with the international community. Now that undertaking seems just another broken promise. Three...
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 country and knew how it felt to express myself. I moved to Egypt 10 years ago, but I still didn't realise...
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 been suspended from his position at Tunisian TV station El Watanya I, where he co-hosts a programme...
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 revolution, 25 January. The morning crowd --- dominated by bearded Islamists --- waved flags and strolled...
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 of Nessma TV, accused of "violating sacred values” and “disturbing the public order” for...
Kuwait: Crackdown on “stateless” protests
Stateless protesters face deportation after demonstrations in Kuwait demanding citizenship turned violent. Kuwaiti authorities revealed that as a punishment, the stateless "Bedoon" population, those without passports, would be forced out of the...
Canadian citizen faces five years in Bahrain prison for peacefully demonstrating
Twelve of thirteen defendants were acquitted today by a Bahraini court, including Wafi Al-Majed, the husband of human rights activist Zainab Al-Khawaja, who was sentenced to four years in prison. Al-Khawaja, who tweets under the username...