One of the first thoughts I had when I woke up this morning was that today was going to be the day that we would finally hear the fate of three Al Jazeera journalists, Egyptian-Canadian acting Cairo bureau chief Mohamed Fahmy, Australian reporter Peter Greste and Egyptian producer Baher Mohamed, who, along with 17 others, have […]
Egypt: “Appalling” Verdict in Al Jazeera Journalist Trial
Posted June 23rd, 2014 at 1:32 am (UTC+0)
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Iraq: First Journalist Casualty A Reminder of Reporter Safety Basics
Posted June 20th, 2014 at 2:08 pm (UTC+0)
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Reporters Without Borders (RSF) this week announced a journalist was killed covering the offensive against the Iran-backed Shiaa government of Nouri Al-Maliki in Iraq by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS, also known as ISIL) and other Iraqi Sunni groups. Khaled Ali Hamada, an Al-Ahad TV cameraman died Monday in the eastern […]
#KeepingScore: During FIFA 2014, Rights Group Campaigning to Defend Free Expression
Posted June 16th, 2014 at 11:23 am (UTC+0)
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While the world’s are fixed on the 2014 FIFA World Cup games underway in Brazil, the global association of writers PEN International has launched an internet campaign calling on Brazil and eleven other countries participating in this year’s football games to respect and protect free expression. The campaign calls on PEN members and everyone […]
