Press Freedom in The Middle East

#PressFreedom reports from The #MiddleEast, Campaigning for the #Freedom of #Journalists, #Writers, #Reporters,#SocialMedia #Bloggers,#MediaFreedom

[OSCE media freedom @OSCE_RFoM]

Appalled by return to prison of former @cumhuriyetgzt journalists and cartoonist @MusaKart in #Turkey. This confirms continuous harassment against Cumhuriyet journalists. Groundless prison sentences need to be overturned. I call for immediate release https://t.co/8hM8HBMI0M

[IFJ @IFJGlobal]

What are your plans for #WPFD2019? This year we stand for safe and independent election reporting! Check out our campaign page and get involved!
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@UNESCO
@IFEX
@ifjasiapacific
@FIP_AL
@abellanger49

[Ilhan Omar @IlhanMN]

This is appalling. We have to stop selling the Saudis weapons and supporting this brutality.

[Sarah Wilkinson @swilkinsonbc]

Israel jails Palestinian journalists indefinitely without charge under the pretext "they incite violence" by reporting israel's war crimes #BDS https://t.co/VIqz4RXAJp

[IPI - The Global Network for Independent Media @globalfreemedia]

IPI Executive Board stands behind fellow Board member @KadriGursel as he (again) faces return to prison in 2 weeks.

"We know you are a journalist of tremendous professionalism and ethical integrity and we are proud to call you our colleague and friend."

https://t.co/huvJnx6peT

[IPI - The Global Network for Independent Media @globalfreemedia]

8 journalists in #Turkey #Cumhuriyet trial, incl IPI Board Member @KadriGursel, to be sent back to prison in 2 weeks. Deprivation of liberty after arbitrary convictions is severe violation of ECHR & Turkish constitution.

IPI network stands in solidarity. #FreeTurkeyJournalists

[RSF @RSF_inter]

🔴 #RSFIndex ¦ RSF has unveiled its 2019 World #PressFreedom Index:
1: Norway🇳🇴
2: Finland🇫🇮
3: Sweden🇸🇪
13: Germany🇩🇪
32nd: France🇫🇷
33: United Kingdom🇬🇧
48: United States🇺🇸
67: Japan🇯🇵
101: Lebanon🇱🇧
105: Brazil🇧🇷
179: North Korea🇰🇵
180: Turkmenistan🇹🇲
https://t.co/eptg8OhCHR

[Press Freedom in The Middle East @PressFreedomME]

#RSFIndex ¦ #RSF has unveiled its 2019 World #PressFreedom Index

[RSF @RSF_inter]

🔴 #RSFIndex ¦ RSF has unveiled its 2019 World #PressFreedom Index:
1: Norway🇳🇴
2: Finland🇫🇮
3: Sweden🇸🇪
13: Germany🇩🇪
32nd: France🇫🇷
33: United Kingdom🇬🇧
48: United States🇺🇸
67: Japan🇯🇵
101: Lebanon🇱🇧
105: Brazil🇧🇷
179: North Korea🇰🇵
180: Turkmenistan🇹🇲
https://t.co/eptg8OhCHR

[Pierre Mattot @PierreMattot]

No chance this will ever work. The three countries are tied with #KSA by commercial contracts, and money will talk eventually. This is just a show trial that fools no one. @Khashoggi #MBS #SaudiArabia @pressfreedom @pressfreedomME

[Moh'd Shamma @karmel_shamma]

Jordanian journalist Abdulrahman Farhana detained by Saudi authorities via @pressfreedom https://t.co/y0RsRKVIbf

[Moh'd Shamma @karmel_shamma]

#Jordan must end any form of punishment that journalists may face, including arrest based on publishing and expression. The authorities had arrested Jihad Abu Baidar, the editor-in-chief of Gerasa yesterday. @RSF_ar @RSF_en @PressFreedomME @hrw

[Press Freedom in The Middle East @PressFreedomME]

15 #women #journalists currently in prison in #Turkey
#WomensDay #WomensDay2019 #InternationalWomensDay

[IPI - The Global Network for Independent Media @globalfreemedia]

15 women journalists currently in prison in #Turkey.

Since 2016, at least 32 women journalists were detained and subject to prosecution for their critical voices. And many others face risk of prosecution on a daily basis.
#FreeTurkeyJournalists #IWD2019

[Sahar Khamis @Skhamis]

I was a guest on @ajmubasher yesterday discussing the current American administration's handling of human rights issues.
@AJArabic @AlJazeera @PressFreedomME @CPJMENA @pressfreedom @UMD_COMM @umd_arhu

[Press Freedom in The Middle East @PressFreedomME]

#Egyptian #Journalist Ahmed Gamal Ziada finally granted release on bail after more than a month of #arrest from #Cairo International Airport Jan 29
https://t.co/XV48PuvWBt
#PressFreedom #Egypt

[Press Freedom in The Middle East @PressFreedomME]

in #Egypt.. #Journalist Dr. #MostafaAlnagar is either killed or kept in undisclosed place, arrested by the government with complete denial, facing torture to death.. same as #JamalKhashoggi
@RSF_inter @pen_int @CPJAfrica @globalfreemedia @pressfreedom @AIMidEastGulf

[Press Freedom in The Middle East @PressFreedomME]

#Egypt: #Journalists #MostafaAlNagar @alnagar80 still missing for 23 days since #disappeared:
https://t.co/YOba2YzTnD
State Information Service denied:
https://t.co/ckk3nNweK7
@PressFreedom #PressFreedom @CPJMENA @FreedomofPress @FreeEgyptPress @NickKristof @fqadi @dooley_dooley

[IFEX @IFEX]

.@globalfreemedia urges #Egypt to release @ShawkanZeid https://t.co/Tfx86utlEn #FreeShawkan

[IFEX @IFEX]

Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei’s family members were subjected to physical and psychological abuse and prosecuted on dubious charges of planting fake explosive devices to create terror among the population https://t.co/t8b4KRP9yV @BahrainRights #Bahrain

[IFEX @IFEX]

Singapore: The sentencing of activist @jolovanwham is described by several civil society groups as a "blatant attempt to silence an outspoken human rights defender." https://t.co/Ctcjp1kCpP @hrw @article19org @tocsg @kixes

[Lawrence Pintak @lpintak]

Another nail in the coffin of #Arabjournalism. #Egypt continues to earn its place on the list of the world’s biggest enemies of the press – sadly an increasingly long list. @ddknyt @nytimes @CPJMENA https://t.co/qI3kTFOQEv