Egypt - New wave of attacks on freedom of information

Reporters without borders

With the trial of former president Mohamed Morsi and major leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood under way on 4 November, Egyptian media workers are targets of attack. Freedom of information is threatened. Measures include military trials, arbitrary arrests, and abusive treatment in detention as Egyptian authorities maintain their campaign of repression. This policy reflects a continuation of practices in effect since 2011. The successive governments in place since the fall of Hosni Mubarak - (...)

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