Scroll Top

UN Working Group says Egyptian journalist's detention is arbitrary (Demo)

0
By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News December 31, 2018

Hisham Gaafar has been held arbitrarily since October 2015. RSF is concerned for his health and reiterates its call for his immediate release.
Source: MEDIA FEED

HRNJ-Uganda / About Author
More posts by HRNJ-Uganda

Related Posts

– Honouring women's rights defenders on International Women's Day (Demo)

Razan Zaitouneh, Bayan Wehan and Nivin Hotary from Syria; Maryam Shariatmadari from Iran; Noha Al-Balawi and Maria Naji from Saudi…

0
09 Mar 2018
HRW’s 2020 report on Azerbaijan: Critics prosecuted, lawyers harassed, protests restricted, LGBTQI+ persecuted (Demo)

This statement was originally published on hrw.org on 14 January 2020. Azerbaijan’s authorities continued to maintain rigid control, severely curtailing…

0
15 Jan 2020
– Palestinian security forces attack journalists during Ramallah protests (Demo)

At least four journalists were assaulted by police officers with cudgels despite the fact that all journalists were previously identified…

0
15 Mar 2017
Nepal’s press freedom at risk amid restrictive bills, government pressure (Demo)

The following is an excerpt of a 26 December 2019 CPJ blog post by Aliya Iftikhar/CPJ Senior Asia Researcher. Last…

0
30 Dec 2019
India: Delhi High Court approves take down of content globally (Demo)

This statement was originally published on sflc.in on 24 October 2019. Statement: At SFLC.in we believe that ordering intermediary platforms…

0
30 Oct 2019
– Russia: Hundreds detained in anti-corruption protests (Demo)

Anti-corruption protesters were met by a heavy police and National Guard presence who declared the protests 'illegal' and began to…

0
16 Jun 2017
Four Ethiopian journalists arrested on charges of incitement (Demo)

This statement was originally published on cpj.org on 14 August 2020. On August 5 and 6, 2020, security personnel in…

0
15 Aug 2020
– Libyan activists face threats, harassment, attacks at hands of armed group (Demo)

Militias and other armed groups with a 'with-us-or-against-us' mindset have gone after activists, bloggers, and media workers, driving many to…

0
27 Jul 2017
– From Afghanistan to Pakistan, meet the women owning the internet (Demo)

Being an Afghan or Pakistani woman online attracts prejudice, even danger. But for many, technology is freedom from the past…

0
08 Jul 2018
– The U-turn: Ecuador's shifting landscape for press freedom (Demo)

The administration of President Lenín Moreno has dramatically diverged from that of his predecessor, Rafael Correa, who was severely critical…

0
14 Jul 2018
Flood emergency triggers crackdown on journalists in Iran (Demo)

Around 30 journalists and citizen-journalists have been summoned, questioned or arrested in the past few weeks. Source: MEDIA FEED

0
02 May 2019
Joint statement in support of the mandate of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (Demo)

This statement was originally published on article19.org on 9 July 2020. We, the undersigned organisations, are deeply concerned by the…

0
09 Jul 2020
Venezuelan journalist Braulio Jatar conditionally released, barred from leaving country (Demo)

This statement was originally published on cpj.org on 8 July 2019. Venezuelan online and radio journalist Braulio Jatar was formally…

0
10 Jul 2019
CPJ calls on Yemeni government to ensure that the rights of all journalists are respected (Demo)

This letter was originally published on cpj.org on 7 June 2019. Ambassador Ahmed Awad Bin Mubarak Embassy of the Republic…

0
10 Jun 2019
– Why West Africa needs better internet laws (Demo)

The Media Foundation for West Africa has identified lack of effective internet-specific legal frameworks, inadequate infrastructure and high cost of…

0
26 Sep 2017