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Egypt must stop censoring newspapers — CPJ

New York, September 27, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the censorship of two newspapers in the past four days, the first instances of their kind since the ouster of former president Hosni Mubarak in February. Production of the Saturday edition of the independent weekly Sawt al-Umma was halted, while the daily Rose al-Youssef was prevented from printing a page in today’s paper that was to feature a controversial story.

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- US cable reveals ill-treatment of activist

Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) - Cable 09CAIRO255 Egyptian-German blogger Philip Rizk was tortured in an Egyptian prison in February 2009, according to a US diplomatic cable

Freedom House: Obama Should Call for Mubarak to Step Down Immediately

Freedom House: In the wake of widespread and calculated attacks by Mubarak supporters on pro-democracy activists, Freedom House calls on President Obama to urge President Hosni Mubarak

Internet Security Savvy is Critical as Egyptian Government Blocks Websites, Arrests Activists in Response to Continued Protest | Global Voices

This is a guest blog entry by Eva Galperin, EFF International Activist. See original article on Global Voices. This article can be republished under CreativeCommons license. As we've

Supporting indigenous democrats is no imposition

Democracy Digest from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED): Conflating democratization with military invasion and implying that democracy assistance is an imposition generates a mindset that

AIB condemns closure of Al Jazeera Cairo bureau; laments lack of media freedom

PRESS RELEASE 30 January 2011 For Immediate Release Contact: Simon Spanswick +44 (0) 20 7993 2557 Association for International Broadcasting AIB condemns closure of Al Jazeera Cairo bureau; laments lack of media freedom London, 30 January

Egyptians Should Be Free to Express Dissent

Freedom House: As tens of thousands of protesters take to the streets in Egypt, Freedom House calls upon Egyptian authorities to allow the peaceful expression of political

Egypt – Foreign journalists arrested, Internet blocked

Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) - Reporters Without Borders firmly condemns the arrests of four French journalists as they were preparing to cover protests in Cairo today.

Egypt – Journalists targeted by police violence, arrests

Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) - Reporters Without Borders roundly condemns police use violence against journalists covering Egypt's street protests. It is hard to establish exactly how

State Dept dissenter critical of democracy policy

Democracy Digest from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED): President Barack Obama prefers “building ideas” to promoting democracy, a State Department insider claims.

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On Human Rights, Obama’s Words Soar Above Actions

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On Human Rights, Obama's Words

2009 a Bad Year for Migrants

Human Rights Watch (HRW) - (New York) - Many governments' policies toward migrants worldwide expose them to human rights abuses including labor exploitation, inadequate access to

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