Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Speech

Tunisian lawyers protest
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Tunisia jails critic of president for eight months: lawyer

Sonia Dahmani was arrested in May by Tunisian masked police after a television interview in which she purportedly criticised President Kais Saied.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 September, 2024
Berlin Palestine
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Germany convicts pro-Gaza activist for 'from river to sea' chant

The New Arab Staff
06 August, 2024
Egypt prison [Getty]
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Egyptian authorities arrest former government official

The New Arab Staff
04 August, 2024
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Tunisia 'annihilating' free speech with media crackdown: Amnesty

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 May, 2024
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Palestinian woman arrested in Israel for Gaza social media post

The New Arab Staff
30 May, 2024
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Echoing Trump, Sisi uses 'fake news' to justify crackdown

The New Arab & agencies
17 September, 2018
Ghanem Show
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YouTuber details violent attack by 'Saudi agents' in London

Florence Dixon
06 September, 2018
Abdallah al-Awdah - Twitter
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Son of Saudi death row cleric blasts ‘brutal regime'

Florence Dixon
05 September, 2018
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Iran jails journalist who 'insulted' ninth century imam

The New Arab
20 August, 2018
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Palestinian sentenced to jail for 'incitement' with poems

The New Arab
31 July, 2018
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Media activists fear for their lives in southwestern Syria

The New Arab & agencies
11 July, 2018
Morocco protest - AFP
Perspectives

So long to freedom of expression in Morocco

Ilhem Rachidi

Ilhem Rachidi

27 June, 2018
Cairo newspapers - Getty
Perspectives

In Egypt, the slow death of journalism continues

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Mohamed ElMeshad

21 June, 2018
Gul_Bukhari
MENA
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Pakistan army denies involvement in abduction of British-Pakistani writer

The New Arab
10 June, 2018
Egypt Tahrir square - Getty
Perspectives

Building a virtual political party for Egypt

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Amr Khalifa

07 May, 2018
Dareen Tatour - Twitter
MENA
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Literary world rages as Palestinian poet convicted of incitement

The New Arab
04 May, 2018
Jin news agency - Twitter
Society
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Kurdish women-only news site fights Turkey's 'terror propaganda' ban

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab & agencies

03 March, 2018
Lorde Justine Sachs - Getty/Facebook
Perspectives

Israel's attempt to criminalise BDS

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CJ Werleman

05 February, 2018
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Grammar jihad: Arabic spelling mistakes earn hefty fines

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

05 February, 2018
Jail - AFP
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HRW condemns Lebanon for 'attacks on freedom of speech'

The New Arab
31 January, 2018
Rodney Dixon - The New Arab
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UN giving 'green light' to Riyadh's human rights abuses

Diana Alghoul
31 January, 2018