Egypt - Authorities tighten control over news media six weeks ahead of elections

Reporters Without Borders is disturbed by a deterioration in the press freedom situation ahead of next month's parliamentary elections and the 2011 presidential election, with the return of repressive practices that had disappeared. Under the guise of “protecting the public interest,” the authorities are establishing mechanisms for controlling and censoring news and information, and are sending Egyptian society a clear message that from now on everything will be under surveillance. (...)

© Reporters sans frontières - jeudi 21 octobre 2010