Egypt poised to add news media to list of “terrorist entities”

NewsReporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns a proposed legislative amendment expanding Egypt’s official list of “terrorist entities” to include news media that aim to cause “harm.” It explicitly targets journalists and would aggravate the already fragile press freedom situation in Egypt, RSF said. Approved by the Egyptian parliament's legislative and constitutional affairs committee on 27 January, the proposed amendment to Law No.

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