Tunisian Union warns jailed journalists` health an imminent danger
On January 27th The National Syndicate of Tunisian Journalists warned of the deterioration of the health of jailed journalists Mohamed...
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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...
Morocco king frees imprisoned journalists and intellectuals
Three journalists and an intellectual were pardoned and released from prison on July 29 by King Mohammed VI, reports AFP. Known...
Algeria: 2 more journalists arrested in crackdown on dissent
While Algeria prepares for a presidential election in September of this year, the crackdown on freedom of expression comes harsher...
Tunisians rally against government media crackdowns
Across Africa’s Maghreb region media crackdowns have become a common occurrence as leaders - or more accurately dictators – succumb...
43 cases of censorship and Morocco’s rise of repression
As Morocco’s chief of police continues to control the country’s governance and excessive repression of press freedoms, there appears to...
Tunisia: Two journalists sentenced amid crackdowns
Tunisia’s increasingly paranoid regime is crushing any dissent with an iron fist, prosecuting those who publicly criticize the authoritarian government's...
Netanyahu’s cabinet bans Al Jazeera
Israel’s war in Gaza escalates Netanyahu’s war on journalists and free speech after his government unanimously voted to close all...
Tunisia: Saied announces run for second presidential term
Despite a tumultuous first term and a faltering economy, Tunisian president Kais Saied has announced that he will run for...
Algeria: 4 journalists arrested in continuation of crackdown on dissent
On October 20, multiple journalists were handed prison sentences as Algeria continues to crack down on press freedom, according to...
Tunisian Journalists Face Escalating Arrests
Tunisia has plummet to such a new low in terms of how far its president can enact draconian measures against...
Morocco’s Unique Approach to Journalist Suppression
Ahmed Benchemsi, the director of communication and advocacy at the Middle East and North Africa division of Human Rights Watch,...
Moroccan King Blackmail: Journalists Get Light Sentences
The Paris Criminal Court has sentenced French journalists Eric Laurent and Catherine Graciet to a one-year suspended prison sentence and...
Tunisia’s Saied Focuses on Journalists, Assaults Rise
With Tunisia in a tailspin, its incumbent leader has been lashing out at various opposition groups in civil society for...
MEPs whine about jailed Moroccan journalists’ rights
Following the revelations of graft in the European parliament, carried out by Moroccan officials and recent complaints by Morocco’s foreign...
