Reporters sans Frontières (Paris)
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July 22
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Egypt: Journalists and Media Ensnared in Political Polarization [press release]
Reporters Without Borders condemns continuing abusive treatment and acts of violence against journalists during the past week. Read more »
July 09
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Egypt: Media Freedom Still Flouted a Week After Military Takeover [press release]
A week after President Mohamed Morsi's removal by the military, respect for freedom of information continues to worsen and increasingly resembles the situation under the... Read more »
July 04
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Egypt: Call for Fully Civilian Government That Respects Basic Freedoms [press release]
After six days of demonstrations, President Mohamed Morsi was ousted by the armed forces last night in what was a military coup with civilian trappings. In a televised address... Read more »
July 02
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Egypt: Physical Attacks On Journalists, Government Interference in Media [press release]
Reporters Without Borders condemns the many acts of violence against journalists during demonstrations on 30 June, the first anniversary of Mohamed Morsi's installation as... Read more »
June 27
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Egypt: Mounting Freedom of Information Worries After One Year of Morsi [press release]
Reporters Without Borders is deeply concerned about the state of freedom of information in Egypt a year after Mohamed Morsi's installation as president. Read more »
April 22
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Egypt: Journalists Attacked While Covering Clashes Between Rival Demonstrators [press release]
Reporters Without Borders is worried about the recent widespread physical attacks on journalists, who were again targeted when rival demonstrations by Muslim Brotherhood supporters... Read more »
April 10
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Egypt: Dutch Reporter Arrested On Suspicion of Spying, Held for 24 Hours [press release]
Reporters Without Borders condemns Dutch journalist Rena Netjes' arrest on suspicion of spying on 8 April. Cairo correspondent for BNR Nieuwsradio and Het Parool, she was released... Read more »
April 02
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Egypt: TV Satirist's Arrest, Increase in Attacks On Journalists [press release]
Reporters Without Borders roundly condemns last weekend's interrogation of Bassem Youssef, a popular presenter and satirist on Egypt's CBC television, who is accused of insulting... Read more »
March 14
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Egypt: TV Host Accused of 'Promoting Terrorism'
Reporters Without Borders is very concerned about a judicial investigation into TV journalist Dina Abdel Fattah that is indicative of the decline in freedom of information in... Read more »
January 08
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Egypt: Sinai-Based Freelancer to Be Tried Before Military Court
Reporters Without Borders is alarmed by the detention of Mohamed Sabry, a freelance journalist based in the eastern Sinai region, and calls for his immediate release. Arrested on 4... Read more »
December 26, 2012
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Egypt: Appeal Court Urged to Overturn Coptic Blogger's Conviction
Reporters Without Borders is relieved to learn that the Coptic Christian blogger Albert Saber Ayyad was finally released on bail on 17 December and urges the judicial system to... Read more »
December 06, 2012
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Egypt: President's Supporters Deliberately Fire On Journalists Covering Clashes
Reporters Without Borders strongly condemns the actions of President Mohamed Morsi's supporters who deliberately fired on journalists and attacked them as they were covering last... Read more »
August 23, 2012
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Egypt: Newspaper Editor Detained, Muslim Brotherhood Take Control of State Media
Reporters Without Borders is alarmed by the restrictions on media freedom resulting from recent decisions by Egypt's newly-elected authorities. Read more »
May 15, 2012
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Egypt: Authorities Raid Cairo Bureau of Iranian TV Station
Reporters Without Borders condemns the raid carried out by the Egyptian police two days ago on the Iranian Arabic-language satellite TV station Al-Alam. Read more »
May 09, 2012
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Egypt: More Than 30 Journalists Assaulted and Detained During Cairo Protest
After deadly clashes on 2 May near the defence ministry, thousands of Egyptians took to the streets of Cairo and Alexandria two days later to protest against the army's hold on... Read more »
March 09, 2012
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Egypt: Journalists and Bloggers Among 12 People to Appear Before Military Courts
Reporters Without Borders objects to the decision to bring two journalists and two activist bloggers before military courts to face charges of harming the army's image and seeking... Read more »
February 14, 2012
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Egypt: Journalist Arrested to Silence Coverage of Strike
Reporters Without Borders is relieved to learn of the release yesterday of the Australian freelance journalist Austin Mackell two days after he was arrested. Read more »
January 25, 2012
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Egypt: Blogger Maikel Nabil Sanad Freed After Being Held for 10 Months
Reporters Without Borders welcomes blogger Maikel Nabil Sanad's release late yesterday under an amnesty announced on 21 January for around 2,000 civilians who had been convicted by... Read more »
January 03, 2012
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Egypt: Letter From Reporters Without Borders to the UN Special Rapporteur On the Independence of Judges and Lawyers About Maikel Nabil Sanad's Trial [document]
Reporters Without Borders wrote yesterday to Gabriela Knaul, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, urging her to quickly intercede on... Read more »
December 26, 2011
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Egypt: After Being Held for Nearly Two Months, Blogger Released Pending Trial
Reporters Without Borders hails yesterday's decision by a state security court to release the blogger Alaa Abdelfattah from Cairo's Bab el Khalk prison, where he spent nearly two... Read more »
December 14, 2011
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Egypt: Journalists Condemn Jailing of Blogger [press release]
Reporters Without Borders roundly condemns the two-year jail sentence that the supreme military court of appeals in Cairo imposed today on Maikel Nabil Sanad, a blogger who has... Read more »
November 25, 2011
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Egypt: Media Urged to Prioritize Safety After Another Sexual Assault On Woman Reporter
International news media should take great care with the safety of the reporters they send to cover the demonstrations in Tahrir Square, Reporters Without Borders said today after... Read more »
November 23, 2011
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Egypt: Journalists Arrested, Physically Attacked By Security Forces [press release]
Journalists have been among the targets of the security forces during clashes in Cairo and other cities since 19 November as demonstrators demand civilian institutions and the... Read more »
November 17, 2011
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Egypt: International Community Urged to React as Situation of Free Expression Worsens
Reporters Without Borders condemns the accelerating deterioration in the media freedom situation in Egypt in the run-up to the 28 November elections. In the latest development, the... Read more »
October 27, 2011
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Egypt: Situation for Netizens Worsens in Post-Mubarak Era [press release]
Although the United Nations special rapporteur for freedom of expression, Frank La Rue, reiterated the importance of protecting online freedom of expression in a report to the... Read more »
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