Date of source: الاثنين, آذار (مارس) 8, 2004
A crisis broke out between the
government and the Journalists’ Syndicate because the supreme guide of the Muslim Brotherhood
announced his initiative from inside the Syndicate. The Minister of Interior criticized the
event, saying that initiatives should be presented by recognized political...
Date of source: الأحد, نيسان (أبريل) 25, 2004
A crisis has broken out between the Nasserites and the Muslims Brotherhood in the Journalists’ Syndicate. Two Brotherhood members made an agreement with Internews to organize a training program in Hurgada, which would also be funded by Internews. The members carried out the agreement without...
Date of source: الخميس, آذار (مارس) 24, 2005
Before the opening of the Forth General Conference of Journalists in 2004, President Husnī Mubārak had declared his historical initiative of canceling imprisonment for publishing [or journalism] related crimes. Journalists are extremely worried because the status quo remains even after a year...
Date of source: الأحد, آيار (مايو) 21, 2000
The decision of the Parties Committee, concerning the suspension of Al-Shaab, raised wide scale reactions among other opposition parties. Al-Tagammu, Nasserist, Al-Wefaq Al-Watani Parties have all announced their rejection of the principle of closing down newspapers.
Date of source: الاثنين, شباط (فبراير) 28, 2000
"Giving statements requires being logical and fluent, and everything that lacks reason and does not reveal a truth is not a statement, even in signed by a hundred "intellectuals"!!, whether headed or not headed by Said Al-Naggar [Al-Naggar means the carpenter], the blacksmith, or even Said the car-...
Date of source: الأحد, شباط (فبراير) 20, 2000
This is a statement about the recent events of Al-Kosheh. Hundreds of cultured people in Egypt signed it. These people care about the country’s concerns.
Date of source: الخميس, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 18, 1999
Dozens of journalists staged a sit-in at the headquarters of the Press Syndicate on Sunday afternoon to protest the continuing imprisonment of Magdi Hussein, chief editor of Al-Shaab, mouthpiece of the Islamist-oriented Labor party, and journalist Salah Bedewi. The two are serving two-year jail...