Freedom of the press

Demonstrators hold copies of the newspaper BirGun during a protest in front of the Istanbul Justice Palace in Istanbul on February 9, 2025. Three journalists from the online version of left-leaning newspaper BirGun have been detained for questioning under anti-terror legislation over a story linked to Istanbul's chief public prosecutor, the paper said on February 9, 2025.
Turkey
MENA
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Turkey detains opposition journalist over 'false information'

Rights group Reporters Without Borders ranks Turkey 159 out of 180 countries on its Press Freedom Index

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 March, 2026
A man exits the Washington Post office building in Washington
The Washington Post
World
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Jeff Bezos's Washington Post guts staff, shrinks news coverage

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 February, 2026
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Gaza War
Analysis
Live Story

Silencing the witnesses: Israel's killing of Gaza's journalists

Dario Sabaghi
19 August, 2025
Palestinian journalists Shireen / Qassam Muaddi
Palestine
MENA
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Palestinian journalists increasingly targeted in 2023: Union

Qassam Muaddi
19 July, 2023
Analysis- Algeria Ihsane El Kadi
Algeria
In-depth
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The arrest of Ihsane El Kadi & Algeria's authoritarian turn

Nadine Talaat
14 March, 2023
Tunisian journalist union
Tunisia
MENA
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Tunisia union slams 'defamation' case as act of intimidation

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 November, 2022
Shireen Abu Akleh
Perspectives

Can Abu Akleh's ICC case finally hold Israel accountable?

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Richard Silverstein

13 October, 2022
Egypt
MENA
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4 Mada Masr staff charged with 'disrupting social peace'

Thaer Mansour
08 September, 2022
Sudan 28/2 - twitter
Sudan
MENA
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Thousands of anti-Bashir protesters defy regime ban in Sudan

The New Arab
01 March, 2019
Press Freedom Middle East
human rights
Perspectives

Authoritarianism: The nemesis of press freedom

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Fadi al-Qadi

02 May, 2017
Al Shabab Somalia AFP
Reporters Without Borders
MENA
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Gunmen kidnap Somali journalist outside capital

The New Arab & agencies
01 April, 2017
Shawkan Egypt ANADOLU
Shawkan
MENA
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The detention of Egyptian photojournalist Shawkan 'disgraceful'

The New Arab
18 August, 2015
tunisia press
violations
MENA
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Press freedom watchdog: Journalists in Tunisia under attack

Mohammad Moamri
18 May, 2015
EGYPT-UNREST-DEMO-JOURNALIST
media
Perspectives

Freedom of the press under attack in Egypt

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Teresa Mayr

05 May, 2015