UN says Egypt fact-checking newsroom of six journalists remains in detention
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) said on Tuesday that six journalists who make up the entire newsroom of the Egyptian fact-checking website Matsadash remain in detention. The office described the case as part of widening pressure on the press in Egypt. OHCHR said the detentions are occurring amid proliferating assaults on press freedom by the government. The source does not give the location of the detentions, any charges, or any court action, and it provides no further detail on the journalists' status. The case centers on Matsadash, which is identified as an Egyptian fact-checking website. The source states only... [Continue Reading]
Breaking-360LiveNews | 10 Nov 2026 20:32 LONDON
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Fear the Shia, Arm the Sunnis: The Uncomfortable Numbers Behind America’s War Narrative
“When fear is managed carefully enough, a nation can be taught to look away from the blood on the floor and stare instead at the shadow on the wall.” A friend of mine, whose name I will not reveal because he asked me not to, sat across from me over dinner and placed a question on the table that would not leave me alone. He was born into a Muslim Shia background, and for the angle of this article, that detail matters, not because I wish to reduce a man to a sect, but because sect has become one of... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 23 May 2026 08:00 LONDON
