Egypt: RSF Urges President Mubarak to Respect His Commitment to Reform Laws Governing Press Offences

press release

Exactly three years ago, the newly-elected president of the Union of Egyptian Journalists, Galal Aref, made an important announcement: President Hosni Mubarak had just telephoned him and had formally undertaken to abolish prison sentences for journalists in connection with their work. In effect, he was promising a major overhaul of the laws concerning press offences.

Three years later, nothing has changed. Journalists still risk being imprisoned despite the semblance of a reform last year.

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