Nancy Okail, director of Freedom House's Egypt office in Cairo, is one of dozens of activists being prosecuted by the Egyptian authorities as part of a crackdown on independent civil society groups in the country. Watch an interview with Okail about the implications of the NGO trial for Egypt's political transition.
Freedom House released the findings ofFreedom of the Press 2012, its annual press freedom survey, at a press conference held in front of the World Press Freedom map at the Newseum.
At a European Parliament multi-party briefing on Freedom in the World 2012, Freedom House Vice President for Research Arch Puddington highlighted the critical role the European Union plays in the Middle East and called for increased EU support for human rights & democracy in the region.
Freedom House hosted a panel discussion April 20 to discuss the challenges civil society faces as they work to promote political and civil liberties in the Middle East and North Africa.
