Burkina Faso releases two journalists and human rights activist
On July 17th, Burkina Faso released two journalists and a human rights activist, as reported by Radio France Internationale. Journalists...
Freedom of press
Algeria: almost 100 public figures call for release of French sportswriter
Around 100 public figures, including actors, journalists and singers, have called for the release of French sportswriter, Christophe Gleizes, who...
Senegal: freedom of expression undermined by myriad arrests
Prosecuted on the basis of controversial articles of the penal code, several Senegalese personalities have recently been summoned by the...
Writer Boualem Sansal’s fate hangs on a pardon after sentence upheld in Algeria
Seven and a half months after his arrest in Algiers, the French-Algerian writer, Boualem Sansal, has been sentenced to five...
Algeria: French sportswriter sentenced to 7 years for ‘glorifying terrorism’
A French reporter has been sentenced to 7 years in prison in Algeria over an interview with a soccer official...
Israeli strike hits Gaza hospital, three journalists killed
An Israeli strike hit the compound of al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City on June 5th, killing five people, including three...
Israeli strike on Gaza hospital kills three journalists
An Israeli strike on Gaza City's al-Ahli hospital has killed five people on June 5th including three journalists, as Israel's...
Algerian prosecutors seek 10 year sentence for writer
Algerian prosecutors have requested a ten-year prison sentence for French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, further escalating tensions with France, according to...
French-Algerian writer facing ten years in prison
Prosecuters in Algeria are seeking a ten year prison sentence for outspoken French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal. As reported by The...
Morocco increases sentence for earthquake response critic
A Moroccan appeals court has handed activist Said Ait Mahdi a one-year prison term, up from the initial three-month term...
Congo: Al Jazeera banned for interview with M23 rebel
The Congolese government banned the Al Jazeera news outlet on Thursday 9th over its interview with the leader of a...
US watchdog slams Morocco state for journalists’ smear
Morocco’s projected image of itself as being a modern, progressive democracy in the Arab world took a battering recently when...
