Egypt: Jail Sentences, Arrests And Harassment All Used to Restrict Media Freedom

Reporters Without Borders condemns the six-month jail sentence that a military court imposed on blogger Ahmed Hassan Basiouny on 29 November on charges of disseminating defence secrets online and "disclosing information relating to the Egyptian armed forces."

Basiouny was arrested for creating a Facebook page in 2009 that provided advice and information for young people thinking of enlisting in the Egyptian army.

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