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The country’s parliament is set to vet a controversial bill by the Information Ministry. Experts view it as a step backward for a country that guarantees more freedoms than other Gulf region states. If adopted, the bill would ban criticising top officials, including the crown prince.  

Last month, Egyptian authorities extended the detention of the two Al Jazeera journalists for an additional 45 days.

Journalists who report on sexuality and gender issues are already the target of cyberstalking and threats.

Around 20 journalists have been arrested since the start of 2023.

The bill has been widely criticized as a tool for Jordanian authorities to clamp down on anyone criticizing the government.

Reporters Without Borders has called on the Egyptian authorities to release Tawfik Ghanem, the former bureau chief of the Anadolu Agency office in Cairo, noting that he had begun his third year in det...

On the one-year anniversary of the killing of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, her colleagues, family and U.S. lawmakers gathered at an event in Washington to commemorate the reporter and renew calls for someone to be held accountable. One of the most well-known reporters in the Arab world, Al Jazeera's Abu Akleh was shot…

One year since Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh was shot dead in the West Bank, justice remains elusive, supporters say

On the 30th annual World Press Freedom Day, journalists in the Middle East described severely restricted freedom of expression and little hope for improvement in the future

Iran is one of the most repressive countries in terms of press freedom, according to an annual report released Wednesday by Reporters Without Borders, which ranked it 177th of 180 nations. Since the…