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Egypt to charge 20 reporters, some from Al Jazeera, for airing false news

  • Shabina S. Khatri
  • January 30, 2014
Eight journalists in detention and 12 "fugitives" stand accused of damaging Egyptian state interests by assisting the Muslim Brotherhood. It remains unclear how many hail from Qatar-based Al Jazeera.
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DCMF director: Advocating media freedom in Qatar ‘a balancing act’

  • Doha News Team
  • June 22, 2013
While working on an article about free speech in the region, Doha-based Canadian journalist Mark Anderson recently sat down with Jan Keulen, director of the Doha Centre for Media Freedom.…
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Senior manager resigns from Doha Centre for Media Freedom

  • Peter Kovessy
  • December 4, 2013
Less than a week after its head was fired for unknown reasons, the organization is losing its second-in-command, casting its future into further doubt.
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Qatar’s new draft cybercrime law raises concerns over freedom of online expression

  • Doha News Team
  • May 30, 2013
Qatar’s Cabinet has just approved a new draft cybercrime law that, if passed, could have a chilling effect on residents’ freedom of expression on the internet. According to the state…
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Report: Qatari law prevents journalists from doing their jobs

  • Omar Chatriwala
  • April 27, 2013
Two local institutions have published back-to-back reports that offer detailed insight into Qatar’s media landscape. In our first post, we covered Northwestern University in Qatar’s regional survey, which found the…
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One year on, journalists, officials still expressing concerns about draft media law

  • Doha News Team
  • June 13, 2012
Local editors and officials are lobbying Qatar’s government to make amendments to its draft media law, including clarifying vague reporting restrictions and removing social media from its auspices, the Peninsula…
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Local papers, Doha Centre for Media Freedom clash in war of words

  • Doha News Team
  • May 14, 2012
Incensed by criticism made about Qatar’s media scene during a recent Doha Centre for Media Freedom (DCMF) event, local journalists are responding with scathing editorials criticizing the centre and demanding its…
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Qatar to pass media law after Ramadan, Culture Minister says, despite concerns

  • Doha News Team
  • June 17, 2012
Pending legislation that would reframe how media in the country is governed is due to be approved by the Cabinet after Ramadan, Hamad bin Abdul Aziz Al Kuwari, Qatar’s Minister…
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Kuwait and Bahrain look to tighten media controls; verdict out on Qatar

  • Doha News Team
  • April 25, 2012
Gulf neighbors Kuwait and Bahrain are looking to strengthen regulation of media, especially social media, as both countries feel the bite of online freedom of speech. In Bahrain, the government has…
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