After it ousted the military competitors from the political scene, al-Sisi military regime enters a new confrontation with the same politicians who supported al-Sisi’s military coup against Mohamed Morsi. Now the leaders of the National [ More … ]
An Egyptian member of parliament has called for the “execution” of social media activists. He added that social media users are “more dangerous than spies” calling for strict punishments against those who criticize the state. Ahmed [ More … ]
After eight months under house arrest, 48 year-old Sahar al-Natsheh is getting ready to spend three months in Israeli prison Al-Natsheh was detained on March 21, 2016 near the Bab al-Hutta Gate (Gate of Remission) [ More … ]
Israeli magistrate court in Jerusalem sentenced the Palestinian female journalist Samah Dowaik, from Silwan town east of Occupied Jerusalem, to six months of actual imprisonment after “convicting” her of practicing incitement on Facebook, according to [ More … ]
Five Israeli and American families on Monday filed a $1 billion lawsuit against Facebook, claiming the social network is providing a platform for militants to spread incitement and violence, according to Israeli media reports. Shurat [ More … ]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday conferred with the country’s Attorney General to consider the possible expulsion from the Israeli Knesset of the Arab-Israeli lawmaker Hanin Zoabi, Anadolu Agency reported. Earlier in the day, a [ More … ]
The Israeli police arrested last week a Palestinian young man from occupied East Jerusalem in his 20s at the pretext of incitement against Israel on social media, and for allegedly “supporting Hamas through social media [ More … ]
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