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Tunisian demonstrators hold up signs in solidarity with French newspaper Charlie Hebdo during a rally at the French embassy in Tunis on January 8, 2015. (Photo/Sofiene Hamdaoui)

Paris attack reminds Arab cartoonists of dangers at home

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 9, 2015 | Media

Cairo, Reuters—After Egyptian cartoonist Andeel took to social media to condemn the slaughter of colleagues in Paris, he received expressions of sympathy—often not for the victims but for the suspected Islamist gunmen. Some respondents on his Facebook page criticized...

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People stand in front of a poster in Tunis showing President Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali on the eve of the 16th anniversary of his accession to power, November 6, 2003. (Fethi Belaid/AFP/Getty Images)

Opinion: Tunisia’s little black book scandal

by Diana Moukalled | Dec 25, 2013 | Opinion

The Tunisian presidency did not hold up for long. Only weeks after publishing the “black book,” a list of journalists and media organizations who were complicit in supporting former president Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali and his regime, the current presidency announced it...

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South Sudan President Salva Kiir waits for the arrival of his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta, who is on his first visit to the region as head of state, in Juba. (Reuters photo.)

South Sudan forces journalists to register

by Mustafa Sirri | Nov 10, 2013 | Media

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The government of South Sudan has announced new administrative procedures forcing journalists to officially register with the Ministry of Information or face legal action. Journalists described the new procedures as an attempt by the government...

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Iranian president-elect Hassan Rowhani salutes to the journalists after his press conference in Tehran on June 17, 2013. (AFP/Behrouz Mehri)

Iran: Journalists call on Rouhani to guarantee constitutional rights

by Ali M. Pedram | Jun 28, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iranian journalists have written an open letter to president-elect Hassan Rouhani asking him to safeguard the legal rights enshrined in the Iranian constitution, according to a report on the pro-reform website JARAS yesterday. The letter...