Press Freedom

Crackdown on Egyptian media outlet Mada Masr

One raid among many

by Calum Humphreys

The raid on independent Egyptian new outlet, Mada Masr, has drawn worldwide attention. One of the last critics of the Egyptian government may be unsilenced for now, but freedom of press in the country remains at an all-time low.

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Crackdown on Egyptian media outlet Mada Masr
Can Dündar is best known as the journalist who stood up to President Erdoğan.
The Journalist Who Stood Up to Erdoğan

‘Now is the Best Moment to Be a Journalist’

by Lisa Neal

Can Dündar is best known as the journalist who stood up to Turkey’s President Erdoğan. After imprisonment, a work ban and an assassination attempt, he had to leave Turkey. Exile in Berlin has opened up new opportunities.

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