The Arab media paradox: Free expression amid repression
Frustratingly for Arab dictators and despots, no matter how much they try to silence, intimidate or co-opt the media, new loud and critical voices emerge.
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Reading between the lines of the Middle Eastern media
Despite its bottom ranking in the Press Freedom Index, the Middle Eastern media is freer than it appears at first sight.
Read MoreThe Arab media paradox
Despite the general Arab decline in the press freedom rankings, the region’s media have, in many ways, actually become freer.
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Egyptians are slowly overcoming their fear of authority, but old habits die hard.
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