As censorship in Egypt increases, CNN African Journalist Award committee plays it safe
In the past few years, Egypt has seen an intensifying crackdown on journalists who question the government of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. In May, the journalists’ union in Cairo staged… Read more »
A Case of State Insanity: Basma Abdel Aziz reports on the state of today’s Egypt
When Egyptians took to the streets in mid-2013, gathering in their greatest numbers since the Arab Spring to demonstrate against the Muslim Brotherhood regime, they did so under the same… Read more »
In Guilio Regeni’s murder investigation, Egyptian officials don’t seem to care about credibility
When Egyptian officials undertook the investigation into the torturing and murder of Italian journalist Giulio Regeni in Cairo in early February, Italy’s prime minister Matteo Renzi warned that he wouldn’t accept “convenient… Read more »
Egyptian author jailed over “explicit” content in his novel
Over the past few years, MobyLives has been reporting on increased government censorship and harassment of writers in Egypt. Now, the situation appears to be worsening, with alarming incidents following each… Read more »