Egypt: Prison Walls Become Too High - More Than 21 Websites Blocked

press release

Cairo — The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) condemns the Egyptian government's blocking 21 websites Monday night, for allegedly "inciting extremism or supporting terrorism", charges that are deemed flimsy by all people knowing that they are being leveled in order to gloss over the Egyptian regime's hostility towards freedom of opinion and expression and its vicious pursuit to prosecute dissidents.

The decision came as part of a series of crackdown campaign imposed on freedom of expression on the Internet since mid-2013; under the pretext of combating or inciting terrorism, or alleging that those targeted by prosecution are seeking to overthrow the regime.

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