Freedom of expression

Scarlett Johansson: Detained EIPR staffers "are the best of us"

Speaking out in Egypt today is dangerous. I want to highlight the plight of four people wrongfully arrested for their work fighting for the dignity of others – Gasser, Karim, Mohammad and Zaki from the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights.
Press freedom in Iraq: Why some journalists are receiving death threats

A year ago deadly rallies led to the resignation of then-prime minister Adel Abdul Mahdi. Today, it's not just the protest movement that's under threat. Some media outlets have been shut down, while a number of journalists have been detained or even received death threats.
Fiancee Hatice Cengiz on Khashoggi's murder: "We need a neutral and independent trial"

Khashoggi's fiancee Hatice Cengiz has distanced herself from the declaration made in May by Jamal Khashoggi's elder son. For her, there is no question either of "forgiveness" or of a legal reprieve for those responsible.
Pressure on Lebanon's democracy activists growing

Against the background of the current protests in Lebanon, the country's authorities have increased pressure on journalists and activists as a means of silencing their critics. A report by Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch: Egypt's new approach to fighting dissidents

Over the past year, Egypt's authorities have increasingly resorted to anti-terror and emergency laws as a means of crushing peaceful opposition to the government. Journalists and human rights activists continued to be persecuted, Human Rights Watch said in its latest World Report.