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Press freedom activists condemn Iraqi-Kurdish authorities' arrest of journalists

The Iraqi Kurdish authorities are attempting to 'stamp out news coverage that makes the government uncomfortable' by arresting reporters covering a protest

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Haftar forces kidnap two journalists amid Tripoli fighting

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03 May, 2019
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Saudi Arabia 'detaining Jordanian journalist for sympathy with Hamas'

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24 April, 2019
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Riyadh plummets in press freedom rank after Khashoggi murder

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18 April, 2019
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Egypt renews detention of Al Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein

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03 December, 2018
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Media watchdogs condemn jail sentence for Egypt photojournalist Shawkan

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09 September, 2018
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Egypt passes 'cybercrime' legislation amid worsening media freedom

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18 August, 2018
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Algeria bans pan-Africa media outlet Jeune Afrique

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27 May, 2018
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Egypt journalist summoned to court for Al Jazeera phone-call

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22 May, 2018
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Russia journalist who exposed Syria mercenaries dies mysteriously

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18 April, 2018
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Egypt remands news editor over 'terror charges' amid crackdown

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06 April, 2018
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Google suspends AMP websites in Egypt after government block

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07 February, 2018
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Morocco jails journalist for 4 years 'over Facebook post'

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05 February, 2018
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Baghdad moves to halt broadcasts of Iraq's 'Daily Show'

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12 August, 2017
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UAE cable providers stop broadcasts of London-based Al-Araby TV

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09 July, 2017
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Egypt police banned from providing information to media

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10 August, 2016
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Egypt's state-run newspaper warns of uprising against police brutality

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04 May, 2016
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Syrian journalist, Turkish paper win media freedom prizes

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18 November, 2015
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Bahrain lifts ban on pro-opposition newspaper

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09 August, 2015