At the IPI World Congress 2011 in Taipei, Taiwan, attention on Monday focused on the role of social media as a catalyst for the ‘Arab Spring’ revolutions. Speaking on a panel titled “Social Media Revolutions: The Media and the Uprisings in North Africa, the Middle East, and Elsewhere”, Global Post founder Charles Sennott said: “When […]

IPI today announced its concern at a spate of attacks against the media in Egypt over the last week. Journalists from local media, U.S. public broadcaster PBS and CNN were reportedly attacked on Saturday while covering the aftermath of the demonstration-turned-attack at the Israeli embassy in Cairo on Friday. Meanwhile, on Sunday, as the head […]

BBC broadcast journalist Shaimaa Khalil was detained by the Egyptian military on Monday while covering the latest protests in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, reports Agence France-Presse. Several people were injured and dozens detained as officials cleared the area where protesters had gathered for a three-week long sit-in. Khalil had posted updates on Twitter up until her […]

Egypt may get a freedom of information law, according to Al Masry Al Youm, but it comes in the wake of renewed harassment of the media and revival of the infamous Information Ministry that was eliminated following the January 25 revolution. “The proposed law would establish a process by which Egyptian citizens can access government […]