Morocco: leaked videos force Press Council member to step down
Leaked video recordings of a Press Committee meeting by journalist Hamid El Mahdaoui have led to a major scandal in...
Press freedom
Moroccan journalist exposes ethics panel’s alleged misconduct
Moroccan Journalist Hamid El Mahdaoui has published excerpts from a meeting with the ethics committee of the Provisional Commission, which is...
Tanzania’s president appoints daughter to key cabinet role
Tanzania’s President, Samia Suluhu Hassan, has selected her daughter for the nation’s cabinet, according to Africa News and agencies on...
International rights groups condemn Tunisia’s unjust trials
Tunisia is facing increasing scrutiny from international rights groups for its political trials, as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch...
Israeli defence minister says radio station will close down
Israel's Defence Minister, Israel Katz, announced on November 12th that he intends to close the publicly funded Army Radio, as...
British commentator set to be freed from U.S. immigration detention
British political commentator Sami Hamdi is set to be released from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention following a...
Rights groups urge inquiry into abuse against journalists in Libya
Numerous Libyan and British human rights groups have demanded an independent investigation into abuses against journalists in Libya, according to...
Occupied West Bank: Israeli settlers assault journalists
Israeli settlers have attacked journalists in the Occupied West Bank, the Middle East Eye via Reuters reported on November 10th....
Tunisian authorities suspend the activities of another NGO
The Tunisian government's crackdown on rights groups and NGOs is continuing with the suspension of the activities of the World...
Tanzania: Internet access partially restored amid election violence
Tanzania's government has announced that internet access will be partially restored after a six-day shutdown related to post-election violence, according...
Watchdog condemns Tanzanian election violence
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has condemned the violent crackdown on protestors in Tanzania amid a contentious election, as reported by...
Tunisian journalists call out state censorship against press
On October 28th, the National Syndicate of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT) has denounced the government's attacks on press freedom, characterised by...
Palestinian journalist killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza
Mohammed Al-Munirawi has become the 256th journalist to be killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, as reported by the Middle...
Palestinian activist killed by Israeli-backed militia in Gaza
The Palestinian activist and citizen journalist Saleh al-Jafarawi was killed on October 12th while documenting ongoing hostilities in Gaza City,...
Burkina Faso’s silent purge: Voices vanish under junta rule
Arrests of journalists and judges mark Burkina Faso’s latest move to silence dissent and consolidate control. According to RFI on...
