In a blatant murder, violating international laws and norms, the Israeli Occupation Forces assassinated in cold blood Al Jazeera’s correspondent in Palestine, Sherine Abu Aqla, targeting her with live fire early this morning, Wednesday, May 11, 2022, while conducting her journalistic duty...

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MENA Editors Network invites you to attend the panel discussion entitled "Open Source and its Importance for Journalists" In it, we host journalist Shehata El-Sayed, an investigative journalist, advisor to the International Center for Journalists, and founder of the Open Source Directory for Arabs...

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The Third Global Conference for Media Freedom will be hosted in Tallinn from 9 to 10 February 2022 by the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in cooperation with the Estonian Institute of Human Rights.The conference will provide a long-sought forum for in-person meetings and discussions to...

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Egyptian security forces detained an Al Jazeera journalist late Sunday, according to a press freedom watchdog, on the same weekend the Qatari broadcaster reported live from Cairo after an eight-year ban. Rabee Al-Shaykh, an interview producer, was arrested on arrival at Cairo airport, the Arab...

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MEN strongly condemns the Israeli air forces targeting of Al Jalaa press building in Gaza strip today, Saturday the 15th of May. The building houses the offices of a number of international and local media organizations, including Al Jazeera Network, as well as medical clinics. The targeting of the...

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On the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day, which falls on the 3rd of May each year, MENA Editors Network (MEN) urges all Governments and international organisations to respect the guidelines and regulations for Freedom of Press and the safety and security of media professionals.   MEN...

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In early February 2011, Alaa Abdelfattah was in Egypt’s Tahrir Square, documenting and participating in the nascent pro-democracy uprising that would topple the government and transform the country and the region. Today, he is in prison on anti-state and false news charges, which his family...

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MENA Editors Network demanded the speedy release of the journalists abducted by Houthis, and to drop all charges against them. The Network issued a statement after receiving the information about the deteriorating health status and poor conditions of the abducted journalists which increase their...

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Human rights organizations expressed concern related to the measures taken by the different governments across the Arab world to fight fake news on the coronavirus.Across the region, governments are walking a fine line between controlling the spread of false information and allowing press...

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  While stressing the importance of reliable information about Covid-19, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urges the Egyptian authorities to be more transparent about their grounds for blocking websites in recent weeks that allegedly spread “false information” about the coronavirus...

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