Egypt - Government shuts down Al Jazeera's operations

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders condemns information minister Anas el-Fekki's decision today to shut down Qatar-based Al-Jazeera's operations in Egypt, where the pan-Arab satellite TV channel has been providing round-the-clock coverage of the anti-government protests that began on 25 January. “By banning Al Jazeera, the government is trying to limit the circulation of TV footage of the six-day-old wave of protests,” Reporters Without Borders secretary-general Jean-François Julliard said. “Thus (...)

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