Egypt - Al-Jazeera's Egyptian TV station banned, premises raided

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders condemns the raid by the security forces today on the offices of Al-Jazeera's Egyptian TV channel, Al-Jazeera Mubasher Misr, during which production and broadcasting equipment, including two vans and four cameras, were confiscated. The raid follow a statement by the ministry of investment, information and communications technology and media on 28 August declaring Al-Jazeera Mubasher Misr to be illegal. Accusing the TV station of operating without a legal basis, (...)

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