Cortoonist Ashraf Hamdi arrested on false news and social media misuse charges for posting a video on Facebook dedicated to Egypt’s 2011 revolution.
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The Cairo Economic Court has rejected dancer Sama Al-Masry’s complaint to overturn her six-months imprisonment for defaming TV host Reham Saeed.
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The date of the first session of actress Rania Youssef’s trial for public indecency and contempt of religion was set on 21 February.
Read More »Egypt: Singer sentenced to jail for insulting head of Syndicate of Musical Professions
Egyptian singer Hamo Bika was sentenced to a 2-year prison sentence along with a fine for insulting head of Syndicate of Musical Professions.
Read More »Egypt: Syrian singer sued for defamation of religion in her new song
Egyptian lawyer Samir Sabry filed a lawsuit against the Syrian singer Asala Nasri for partially quoting a Hadith in her newest hit song “Riqfan”.
Read More »Egypt: Filmmaker still detained for allegedly spreading fake news
Filmmaker Moataz Abdel Wahab remains detained on charges of "membership in a terrorist group" and "publication and dissemination of fake news and false data".
Read More »Libya: Syrian singer condemned for controversial music video
Assala Nasri has been condemned by the Lybian authorities for showing the image of Omar Al-Mukhtar next to Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi in her new music video.
Read More »Egypt: Predominant filmmaker and activist arrested and detained in Cairo
Egyptian filmmaker Sanaa Seif has been detained in Cairo after being forced into a minivan outside of Cairo’s General Prosecutors office on 23 June. Twitter posts from the artist’s sister Mona Seif appear to indicate that Sanaa remains detained.
Read More »Egypt: open letter calling for an open and independent investigation into the jailing and death of Shady Habash
Freemuse, along with more than 60 organisations, calls for an open and independent investigation into the jailing and death of Shady Habash.
Read More »Cultural rights defenders submit joint letter calling on the release of Mustafa Gamal and Galal El-Behairy
On the eve of Eid al-Fitr, cultural rights defenders submit a joint letter calling on the Egyptian president to release Mustafa and Galal.
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