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ALGERIA | BAHRAIN | EGYPT | IRAN | IRAQ | ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED TERRITORY
JORDAN
| KUWAIT | LEBANON | MAURITANIA | MOROCCO | SAUDI ARABIA
SUDAN
| SYRIA | TUNISIA | TURKEY | YEMEN


See the news from the Middle East and North Africa for 2000 | 2001| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007
SPECIAL REPORTS

CPJ names the ten most censored countries
On Assignment: A guide to reporting in dangerous situations
Journalist deaths spike to record in 2007
Journalists in prison: CPJ's 2007 census
The Moroccan Facade
  
The Forgotten Man
  


Under the Radar, a New Kind of Repression
Analysis from the
Middle East and North Africa section of
Attacks on the Press in 2007


Arabic language version:
Attacks on the Press in 2007



REGIONAL NEWS ALERTS


Arab governments move to restrict satellite TV
February 15, 2008

CPJ testifies to Congress on Mideast press freedom concerns

Full transcript of testimony
January 22, 2008



ALGERIA


Algerian court upholds jail terms for two journalists
March 5, 2008

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BAHRAIN

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EGYPT


Station bumped from Egyptian satellite; explanation is needed

LETTER
April 8, 2008
Response to letter
April 17, 2008


Leading independent editor sentenced to six months in jail

March 26, 2008

Eissa ruling expected soon in Egypt

March 24, 2008

Egyptian court upholds Al-Jazeera conviction; strikes down prison sentence

February 11, 2008

CPJ urges Bush to press for release of bloggers

LETTER
January 10, 2008

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IRAN 

Iran cracks down on lifestyle magazines

March 19, 2008

Afghan journalist detained without explanation in Iran
March 14, 2008


Iranian court sentences correspondent for U.S.-backed radio station
March 3, 2008

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IRAQ

Gunmen kill Iraqi journalist during attempted kidnapping
May 5, 2008

In meeting with CPJ, Barzani pledges climate ‘conducive to journalism’
May 5, 2008

CPJ Special Report:
The Other Iraq
Iraqi Kurdish political leaders have cultivated an image of freedom and tolerance,
but that increasingly clashes with reality. As independent press has grown more
assertive, attacks and arrests have increased.
May 5, 2008

AP photographer walks free after two-year detention
April 16, 2008

DANGEROUS IRAQ


COMPLETE STATISTICS
Journalist deaths
Abductions
Media workers killed
Reports and commentary
CPJ welcomes release of CBS journalist in Basra
April 14, 2008

CPJ welcomes dismissal of case against AP photographer in Iraq; urges his release
April 9, 2008

Five years after deadly Palestine Hotel and Al-Jazeera strikes, unanswered questions linger
April 7, 2008

CPJ Special Report:
Dateline Iraq—Five Years Later
Three reporters tell CPJ about the dangers of reporting from Iraq
March 18, 2008

Iraqi journalist gunned down in Baghdad
March 14, 2008

Iraqi Journalists Syndicate chief dies from wounds
February 27, 2008

Head of Iraqi Journalists Syndicate wounded in assassination attempt
February 25, 2008

Abducted journalist found dead

February 12, 2008

Two CBS journalists are missing in Basra
February 11, 2008

Iraqi president launches lawsuit against Kurdish weekly
January 30, 2008

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ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY

Cameraman shot dead, soundman wounded while filming Israeli tank
April 16, 2008

Hamas detains bureau chief in Gaza
January 23, 3008

IDF raid in West Bank draws concern

LETTER
January 7, 2008

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JORDAN 


Five Jordanians sentenced to three-month jail terms

March 18, 2008


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KUWAIT


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LEBANON 

CPJ alarmed by attacks on pro-government media
May 9, 2008

Newspaper director’s car set on fire
CASE
January 20, 2008

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MAURITANIA 


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MOROCCO

Morocco should allow Al-Jazeera to resume Rabat broadcast
May 7, 2008

Journalist goes on hunger strike in Morocco jail
May 2, 2008

Supreme Court upholds journalist's 7-month sentence

February 20, 2008

Newspaper director attacked in Rabat
CASE
February 3, 2008


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SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi cleric issues fatwa against two journalists

March 20, 2008

CPJ urges Bush to press for release of bloggers

LETTER
January 10, 2008

Response to letter
February 15, 2008

CPJ calls on Saudi Arabia to release blogger
LETTER
January 2, 2008

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SUDAN

After six years, Al-Jazeera cameraman freed from Guantanamo
May 1, 2008

Two Sudanese editors held overnight; others summoned

February 20, 2008

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SYRIA

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TUNISIA
 

Tunisian weekly faces censorship
April 22, 2008

Tunisian court affirms journalist's prison sentence

January 18, 2008


Government denies passport to CPJ representative

January 2, 2008


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TURKEY

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YEMEN

Government cancels license of independent weekly
April 7, 2008

Security forces lay siege to editor’s home
February 12, 2008

Yemeni Web sites apparently blocked
January 25, 2008

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