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A Moroccan court of appeal to sentence blogger Hassan Barhoun to ten months instead of six

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information condemns the harsh ruling by a Court of Appeal in the Moroccan city of Tetouan on Monday 13 April, to increase the sentence on the journalist and blogger Hassan Barhoun for a ten-month sentence in prison instead of six, on the grounds of accusing the public prosecution of collusion in a corruption case..

Policy of kidnapping Egyptian Internet activists returns, after it stopped for a month

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information asserted today, that security organs have returned to the policy of kidnapping young Internet activists policy once again, especially after the inactivity of the Public Prosecutor in investigating the facts of the 4 previous abduction cases, in which the State Security abducted ’Ahmed Alaa El Din’, a student and activist in the 6 April movement on April 7, and in spite of reporting the incident "number 6818" to the public prosecution on A..

Breaking in the house of "Addostour" reporter twice in one day

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) asked the deputy general to declare his refusal to police interference in the Egyptian prosecutors’ work and opens transparent fair investigations regarding the violations committed against journalists and activists by police officers. ..

A black week for press and expression freedoms in Egypt

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) considered the current week a "black week for freedom of press and expression in Egypt", during it the license of "Ibda’e", an important Egyptian and Arabic Magazine, is cancelled on April7th, followed by "Elbadeel" newspaper declaration of stopping their daily edition and starting a weekly one as a result of the international financial crises. Moreover the "censorship on printed materials" confiscated the last issue of "share’e a..

The general lawyer of Kafr El-shiekh’s attorneys biases for the police

The police forces launched today an arrest campaign and committed many assaults against students and citizens while their waiting for the result of the investigations with the students Sarah Rezk and Amina Taha. Human rights NGOs declared that when their lawyers defending sarah and Amina protested against what happened, the police assaulted and beat the lawyers, who were saved after the intervention of many local lawyers in the delta governorate..

Egypt: Journalist Prevented from Traveling Abroad For Medical Treatment

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) expressed its resolute condemnation of the hostile acts perpetrated by the security services in Egypt and Algeria against journalists. Egyptian security prevented Khaled Hamza, editor of the "IkhwanWeb" website (http://www.ikhwanweb.com) from traveling, shortly after he had boarded a plane heading to England in order to receive medical treatment there. Algerian security forces denied Siham Benserdine, a Tunisian journalist and hum..

Egypt; Interior Ministry mobilizes its forces to face two students

The Arabic Network for Human rights information (ANHRI) condemned renewing the detention of the students Sarah Rezk and Amina Taha for another fifteen days. The network also condemns the ministry as it did not take any procedures against the state security officers who assaulted the two students during and after arrest. Moreover, Sarah and Amina faced really bad conditions in the cell of Kafr El-shiekh police station, where they are being held. Each one of the two young women was handc..

UN experts condemn detention of Egyptian blogger

Experts of the Human Rights Council have concluded that the Egyptian authorities have detained blogger Karim Amer arbitrarily for his online criticisms and for exercising his right to freedom of expression. The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) communicated its ..

"ANHRI" supports 6th April strike

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) declares its support to the coming 6th of April Strike for which many pro democracy political forces and movements called. On top of these movements the 6th of April movement, they called for the strike to protest against the continuation of governmental oppression, and the absence of any signs that may indicate a governmental intention to respect the desire of Egyptian citizens to minimize this oppression. The strikers will also ..

Trial of Kamal Murad Hinders His Work as Journalist

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information condemns the arraignment of the journalist Kamal Murad, a reporter at al- Fajr newspaper...

Appeal in Ruling Against Tamer Mabrouk’s in Front of Court Tomorrow

Al-Zohor misdemeanors court holds tomorrow an appeal session on a verdict against blogger Tamer Mabrouk, author of the blog al-Hakikiah al-Masriyah "http:Elhakika.blogspot.com"...

Minister of the Interior must take responsibility for threats against the life of Mohammed Adel

The Arabic Network for Human Rights information expressed deep concern for the life of blogger Mohammed Adel who is in Tora Farm prison. Adel went on hunger strike in protest at being placed in solitary confinement and at his mistreatment by prison authorities, who have not been allowing him to leave his cell, thus putting his life in danger. ..

Egyptian police arrest third internet activist in less than month

Today the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information condemns the security forces kidnapping of Facebook activist Rami al-Swisi from his home. This morning at 3:30am, shortly before the break of dawn, al-Swisi was seized along with his cell phone and his laptop. He has been taken to an unknown destination...

Moroccan anti-corruption journalist & blogger arrested Journalist should be questioned not detained

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information expressed concern that arrest of, blogger and journalist, Hassan Barhoum, on Thursday Feb 26, could be for punishment and to provide cover for corruption files he exposed through the initiative he leads under "Journalists Without Limits", on YouTube. Hassan Barhoum refers to official figures being involved with a drugs baron in Tetuan in Morocco...

In solidarity with the Arab Committee for Human Rights in Paris

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information expresses its deep resentment and anger at the recommendation to suspend the consultative status of the Arabic Committee for Human Rights from the advisory council for a year because the organization’s representative for the last term was "a dangerous terrorist". In fact he is an Algerian human rights activist who has the right of asylum in Switzerland. ..

Egypt: A third ruling upholds the decision to prohibit publicity

The legal unit for the freedom of expression utterly rejects the decision issued by the president of the criminal court in south Cairo at the trial session held today. This upheld the decision to ban any media presence or publication of any information at the trial of the people accused of murdering Lebanese artist Susan Tamim. All note taking is prohibited except for the minutes of the investigation and the publication of any final decision which may be made by the court at the end of..

Police in Sudan arrest dozens of journalists protesting against media censorship

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information watched with growing concern as the Sudanese government arrested dozens of journalists and columnists...

United Arab Emirates: appeal court ordered suspends newspaper for twenty days

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information today condemns an order raised by the Abu Dhabi court of appeal on 18th November to suspend the newspaper Emarat Alyoum, for defamation. The court also fined the newspaper’s editor-in-chief Sami Al-Alraymi in the amount of 20,000 dirham, and the newspaper 500,000 dirham...

Interference by state security in higher education reaches into the private sphere

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information today denounced in a statement state security’s interference in the student union elections at Sinai University, which is a private institution. The name of Amr Salama, student and blogger was struck from the list of candidates’ names, although all his documents had been in order and his name had been..

In Borg Al Arab prison: prison officer runs the prison with a rod of iron like Napoleon Bonaparte

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information today released a statement expressing their deep concern About the harassment suffered by Kareem Amir in the Borg Al Arab prison in the Alexandria desert, and About the sharp deterioration in the health of prison of conscience Mosaad Abu Fajr, who was unable to stand during the visit of ANHRI lawyers to the prison on 6th November. ..