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IPI urges ACHPR to secure release of jailed journalists in Egypt

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and journalists, has called upon the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR) to urge Egypt to release all imprisoned journalists. In a letter to both the ACHPR Chairperson, Soyata Maiga, and the vice chairperson and special rapporteur on Freedom of Expression […]

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Egyptian news site Mada Masr named 2019 Free Media Pioneer

The Egyptian news website Mada Masr, which has courageously delivered independent, investigative coverage to a public otherwise starved of it, is the recipient of the 2019 Free Media Pioneer Award. The annual Free Media Pioneer Award was established by the International Press Institute (IPI) in 1996 to recognize news or media organizations that have made […]

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الموقع الإخباري المصري “مدى مصر” يفوز بجائزة “رواد حرية الصحافة” لعام ٢٠١٩

Read in English حصل الموقع الإخباري “مدى مصر” على جائزة IPIلرواد حرية الصحافة لعام ٢٠١٩. وذلك لدفاعه عن حرية الإعلام وإصراره على تغطية أخبارمصر بدقة وحيادية واستقلالية. جائزة IPI لرواد الصحافة جائزة سنوية، وبدأت في عام ١٩٦٦ وهدفها تكريم المؤسسات الإخبارية أو الإعلامية التي ساهمت في مجال الأخبار والإعلام. وتتسلم هذه الجائزة المؤسسات التي أفادت […]

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Egypt releases photojournalist under restrictive conditions

The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemned the restrictions imposed on award-winning Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid, aka Shawkan, who was released from prison yesterday after spending over five years in jail on unfounded charges. Shawkan’s release is conditional on five years of “police observation”, meaning that he will need to spend 12 hours each […]

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