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...
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Palestinian journalist killed, raises media worker death toll
A Palestinian journalist was killed in an Israeli strike on June 20th, which brought the number of media workers killed...
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...
Pulitzer Prizes honour journalists’ coverage of Israel-Gaza war
The war in Gaza featured prominently in the announced winners of Pulitzer Prizes on May 7th, with a variety of...
Palestinian journalist killed in Gaza
A Palestinian journalist was killed in Gaza on May 6th by an Israeli airstrike, according to Middle East Monitor and...
Israel moves forward with shutting down Al Jazeera operations
Al Jazeera cited “criminal action” on May 5th when referring to a recent move by the Israeli government to shut...
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...
Netanyahu vows to take “immediate action” in banning Al Jazeera
Israel’s parliament passed a bill on April 1st that gives senior ministers the authority to ban Al Jazeera from broadcasting...
Rights group says Gaza most dangerous war ever for journalists
The U.S-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPF) said on Dec.21st that this Gaza war has been the deadliest for media...
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,...
