237:. As editor-in-chief, Ibrahim Eissa was a big part of the controversy that arose as a result. The paper was also known for being colloquial, provocative, and illustrated with cartoons. The paper was very influential in the evolution of Egyptian press—it became popular for other papers to "destourize" their pieces (the word "destourize" itself was used) by taking a stronger stance. Its circulation reached around 150,000 copies per week. Eissa stated that the reason for its popularity was how the paper spoke to its core audience, the youth.
414:. It was launched in February 2011. The channel's slogan is "The People Want To Liberate The Minds". Ibrahim was one of three owners of the channel, along with Ahmed Abu-Haiba and Mohamed Morad. However, in October 2011, following serious financial challenges, Eissa sold his share of the channel to two businessmen who co-owned Eissa's share, Nabil Kamel and Dr. Said Tawfiq. Ibrahim Eissa continued working with the channel, serving as a television reporter for the show
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517:'s 2010 Freedom of Expression Award. The award has been described as commemorating the many who put their lives at risk for their right to express their opinions. Eissa was characterized as a "one-man barometer of Egypt's struggle for political and civic freedom". He dedicated the award to Tahrir Square.
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December 2011, Tawfiq sold his share to businessman Suleiman Amer, who now owns 84% of the channel's shares. The channel was widely criticized by its top television reporters, including Eissa, under speculations that the new channel's administration was serving the interests of the Egyptian state.
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testified that $ 350 million in investments left Egypt in the days after the article was published. On 28 September 2008, the Boulak Abul Ela
Appeals Court upheld the guilty verdict, but reduced Eissa's sentence to two months in prison, charging Eissa with reporting and publishing false information.
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and 2014 retrial. Eissa originally accused police forces of shooting protesters, but said in the retrial he did not witness shootings. He also stated in the retrial that
Mubarak was a patriotic president who neither ordered the use of force against protesters nor the cutting of phone and internet
337:. He was sentenced to a year in prison, alongside his lawyer Said Abdullah. The ruling was overturned in February 2007, and Eissa instead had to pay a $ 3,950 fine. The suit was filed on behalf of Mubarak by a private citizen and proceeded quickly, in contravention of Egyptian judicial norms.
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was shut down, Eissa tried nine times to open another newspaper. Each of his attempts was rejected, under both party and foreign licenses, and for both political and cultural publications. He tried to write under a pseudonym for the
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The appeal was originally brought by state security prosecutors, who argued that the six-month term was too light. Eissa was quoted saying, "This sentence opens the gates of hell for the
Egyptian press." NGOs such as
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International Journalist of the Year 2010 award by a British institution called the Society of Editors. This award similarly recognized journalists' commitment to the
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under a foreign license in 1995. The paper took a critical approach towards the
Egyptian regime that was unique at the time, particularly in its focus on government corruption, quality of governance, and
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Algalaa' Court after he published an article about Mubarak's health problems. On 31 March 2008, he was found guilty of damaging the national economy after the
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businessmen. Prior to its shutdown, three issues had been confiscated for their controversial nature. According to Eissa, the paper was shut down after a personal appeal to
President
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450:, as its chairperson. Eissa is currently the editor-in-chief of the newspaper. When the newspaper was first launched, it had the same tone as Eissa's previous newspaper
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School of Journalism, Eissa began working for the magazine
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1089:Abdel-Razek, Mohamed (12 January 2014).
976:"Will Tahrir Channel Leave the Square?"
872:"Egypt Tahrir inspires new TV channels"
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513:. In March 2011, Eissa was awarded an
27:Egyptian journalist and TV personality
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756:"Egypt editor jailed amid press row"
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925:"Egypt Media Flourish Amid Fears"
783:"The Death of Egypt's Free Press"
656:El Ghitany, Magda (19 May 2005).
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285:The Assassination of the Big Man
1287:People from Monufia Governorate
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488:Mubarak trial testimony
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494:Mubarak's 2011 trial
406:El Tahrir TV channel
394:Al Tahrir TV Channel
390:satellite television
1277:Egyptian dissidents
810:. 22 September 2010
762:. 28 September 2008
515:Index on Censorship
426:El Tahrir newspaper
159:Monufia Governorate
104:Al Tahrir Newspaper
79:Monufia Governorate
1026:. 18 December 2011
1001:El Gundy, Zeinab.
870:Arishie, Mohssen.
834:El-Hennawy, Noha.
566:World Press Review
507:Gebran Tueni Award
366:Mohamed El Baradei
181:Muslim Brotherhood
1236:Al Tahrir Channel
1118:. 3 December 2008
1070:. 12 January 2014
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760:www.aljazeera.com
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766:25 February
536:His novel,
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1251:Categories
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548:References
538:Our Master
453:Al-Dustour
447:Al-Shorouk
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362:Wafd Party
358:Al-Dustour
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295:and trials
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