Repressive laws, broad and vague legal provisions and a paranoid judiciary were to blame for the high number of arrests, RSF said, and only a complete overhaul of Turkey's anti-terrorism law and other legal articles could change this.
December 20, 2012 9:38
The passing of Anthony Shadid has left a large void within the Western media coverage of Middle Eastern Affairs. Remembering the man and the legacy.
February 19, 2012 5:03
Egyptian authorities have released an Australian journalist and an American student who were detained on suspicion they had distributed cash to workers and incited them to take part in a strike, a judicial source said.
February 14, 2012 2:23
Egyptian authorities detained an Australian journalist and an American student on Saturday on suspicion they had distributed cash to workers and incited them to take part in a strike called by activists demanding an end to army rule, the state news agency said.
February 12, 2012 2:31