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Israel lawmakers prohibit journalists from expressing opinons on TV
The Israeli Parliament on Thursday passed a new law that will ban journalists from expressing their opinions on the county's public broadcasting network. The new public broadcast law passed by a vote of 25-18. The law states that journalists shoul (More) |
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UNESCO: destruction of Temple of Bel is crime against civilization
The Director-General of UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) , Irina Bokova on Tuesday condemned the destruction of the Temple of Bel by Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria, calling it an "intolerable crime against civil (More) |
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UN rights expert: Al Jazeera journalists 'should be protected, not prosecuted'
UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression David Kaye spoke out Tuesday against prison sentences handed down to three Al Jazeera journalists in Egypt earlier this week. Mohamed Fahmy, Bahar Mohamed and Peter Greste received three-year prison (More) |
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Egypt's Anti-Terrorism Law: A Needed Step or A Legislative Redundancy?
JURIST Guest Columnist Mohamed Abdelaal of Alexandria University Faculty of Law discusses Egypt's anti-terrorism law... After the revolution of 2011, which resulted in President Hosni Mubarak being forced to step down, delegating his powers to the a (More) |
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Three Al Jazeera journalists receive multi-year prison sentence in Egypt
On appeal from a guilty verdict in 2014, three Al Jazeera journalists on Saturday received a three-year prison sentence [Al Jazeera report] for their roles in releasing video footage that allegedly contained false news in support of the Muslim Brot (More) |
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UNESCO: bombing of Syria temple a war crime
Irina Bokova, the Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) , on Monday condemned the destruction of Palmyra's ancient temple of Baalshamin by Islamic State (IS) militants, labeling it a war crime. The si (More) |
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Federal judge orders Palestinian Authority to post $10 million bond in terror case
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Monday ordered the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization to post USD $10 million in bond or cash while they appeal a finding that they supported (More) |
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Egypt arrests 3 under new anti-terror law for spreading Islamic State propaganda
Egyptian police on Sunday arrested three people under a new anti-terrorism law for spreading Islamic State (IS) propaganda on Facebook . Police stated that the three individuals were found with two laptops containing IS videos. The three detainees (More) |
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Egypt court sentences 89 Muslim Brotherhood members to life imprisonment
An Egyptian criminal court on Saturday sentenced Mohamed Badie and 88 other Muslim Brotherhood members to life imprisonment for their role in a 2013 attack on a police station. First reported by Middle East News Agency (MENA), Egypt's state-run new (More) |
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HRW: New Egypt counterterrorism law threatens press
Human Rights Watch on Wednesday criticized Egypt's new counterterrorism law saying it infringes on freedom of the press. The new law also gives prosecutors the power to detain suspects without a court order. The HRW Deputy Middle East and North Af (More) |
US Supreme Court said FCC could reprimand radio station for broadcasting comedian Carlin's "Filthy Words"
On July 3, 1978, the US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Federal Communications Commission had a right to reprimand New York radio station WBAI for broadcasting George Carlin's Filthy Words sketch.
Read FCC v. Pacifica Foundation.
