#media legislation
Legal limbo: Media council again extends deadline for outlets to legalize status
For the time being, we remain in legal limbo.
Mada Masr
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تقارير — #media legislation
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Confusion, contradictions and uncertainty: Implementation of new media law leaves news websites in the dark
By requiring websites to register before regulations were issued, the SMRC has sparked confusion
Rana Mamdouh
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#media legislation
Critics blast amendments to Journalists Syndicate law drafted behind closed doors
Proposed amendments to the law governing Egypt’s Journalists Syndicate have come under fire
Rana Mamdouh
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#freedom of the press
Egypt’s new media laws: Rearranging legislative building blocks to maximize control
Egypt's new press laws grant sweeping powers to regulators and further restrict journalistic work
Rana Mamdouh
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أخبار — #media legislation
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#Mada Masr
On 6th anniversary of block of Mada’s website, State Council rejects lawsuit challenging license denial
Mada Masr intends to appeal the ruling before the Supreme Administrative Court
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#Mada Masr
Postponed: Mada Masr’s lawsuit for a license
The SMRC has not sent a representative to either of the two sessions in the case thus far
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#media legislation
Media law executive regulations finally go into effect 18 months after law passed
Newspapers are also required to submit 20 copies of each printed issue to the council.
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#freedom of the press
Supreme Media Regulatory Council secretary: ‘We’ve yet to reach decision on website licensing, do not know when executive bylaws will be issued’
One year after the rushed application window, the SMRC has yet not reviewed any of the applications.
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#censorship
Journalists Syndicate board members walk out of meeting in protest over proposed SMRC bylaws
2 board members walked out in protest during a meeting over proposed media violation bylaws
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آراء — #media legislation
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رأي
Rana Sabbagh
Arab investigative reporters: Life on the edge
«The Arab press must continue holding authorities accountable, despite mounting pressures»
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Mada Masr
Becoming ‘legal’: On Mada Masr’s decision to apply for a license under the new media law
«We made this choice while thinking about what it means to be radical inside out»
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Angie Omar
Who’s afraid of free media?
«Attempts to restrict new media in its challenge to state-led discourse»
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