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Pioneer of independent press in Morocco silenced

mena2009x — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:52:42 +0100

CASABLANCA (MENASSAT) – On Wednesday January 27, Hicham Bennani (30) was putting the final touches on an article for the next edition of Le Journal Hebdomadaire, the French-language Moroccan wee

Missed Opportunities and Bigger Challenges for Human Rights in the Middle East

mena2009x — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:43:35 +0100

The 612-page report, the organization’s 20th annual review of human rights practices around the globe, summarizes major human rights i

Egypt: Bloggers arrested over Naga Hammady Visit

mena2009x — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:35:19 +0100

Led by Dr Mostafa Al Naggar, the bloggers left Cairo, Alexandria, and other cities in Egypt to pay their respects to the families of the victims of the read more

Impunity, war and elections behind journalists killed in 2009

mena2009x — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:13:06 +0100

In its 2009 roundup, "Wars and disputed elections: the most dangerous stories for journalists", Reporters Without Borders (RSF) records a 26 percent increase in killed journalists compared t

“Lebanon’s Madoff” in the media

mena2009x — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:53:05 +0100

The disgraced businessman, previously known as a religious and charitable man, has been dubbed “the Lebanese Madoff” and “Beirut’s Bernie” by the media, after US fraudste

Morocco: Jail sentences for blogger and Internet café owner

mena2009x — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:18:07 +0100

The blogger, El Bachir Hazzam, was given a four-month sentence on a charge of "spreading false information about human rights that undermined the kingdom's image." Internet café owner

Human Rights in the Arab World: Bastion of Impunity, Mirage of Reform

mena2009x — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:01:48 +0100

The report reviews the most significant developments in human rights during 2009 in 12 Arab countries: Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Sudan, Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Iraq, Saud

Syria: Lift Blackout on Prisoners’ Fate

mena2009x — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:53:16 +0100

The government imposed a total blackout on read more

EU backs down over controversial Palestinian proposal

mena2009x — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:01:21 +0100

The original text, which had been put forward by Sweden, triggered an outcry in Israel because it named East Jerusalem as the capital of a future Palestinian State.

Swiss xenophobia reflected in the vote to ban minarets

mena2009x — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:37:19 +0100

The Swiss decision to ban the building of new minarets in Switzerland is sending shockwaves throughout the Muslim world.

Emirates media law ambiguities

mena2009x — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:44:14 +0100

For years the UAE government exercised a fear campaign against journalists, jailing, fining, detaining and interrogating reporters and editors for breaking ambiguous

The desperately defeated seek victory in football

mena2009x — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:25:12 +0100

“It’s sport,” says an Egyptian on youtube. “May the best win!” adds his Algerian friend in the same video.

A Sudanese presidential candidate on Facebook

mena2009x — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:45:04 +0100

Rumor has it that the Sudanese will be flocking to the polls in early April 2010 to vote in the first official presidential elections for nearly 24 years.

A new study by Booz & Company; Reinventing print media

mena2009x — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:26:04 +0100

The recession is catalyzing a permanent change in the media landscape, with increased pressure on newspapers and magazines.

Marwa killer gets life; Egypt, Arab World and Germany look for peace

mena2009x — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:30:07 +0100

For many, it is time to move on and look to the future.

What Haitham al-Maleh told the television before he was arrested

mena2009x — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:41:44 +0100

Al-Maleh told Panorama that the situation this year was worse than the last, since arrests were increasing.

When children are sold in the Iraqi markets

mena2009x — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:57:16 +0100

The report, clearly highly credible as it was reported from the center of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, caused a stir probably unprecedented in Iraq.

Blogging flourishes; governments block and monitor content

mena2009x — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:11:47 +0100

The number of Internet users grew 13-fold, from 2000 to 2008, in this region, says the report, "Middle East Bloggers: The Street Leads Online." This cross-section of repression and Internet

Goldstone's Keffiyeh... High fashion in Gaza

mena2009x — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:41:50 +0100

A gift shop in Gaza exposed on Wednesday dozens of Palestinian headscarves (Keffiyeh) bearing the name of Judge Goldstone, in honor of the man who prepared a report accusing Israel of committing War c

IWPR Iraq producing human rights-focused television news magazine

mena2009x — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:54:56 +0100

Led by IWPR’s experienced producers and directors, a network of more than three dozen reporters and television professionals are contributing to two human rights-focused shows – one in Ara