The situation for journalists in Egypt has become “unacceptable” with dozens of reporters and bloggers being held in jail, Reporters Without Borders has said in an open letter to the president, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi.
The Paris-based watchdog urged the government to release at least 32 reporters said to be being detained or serving prison sentences.
In April last year, Reporters without Borders ranked Egypt 158th out of 180 countries in its global press freedom index. Since then, the number of raids on media organisations and reporter arrests has continued to rise.
In December, the Committee to Protect Journalists listed Egypt as the second biggest jailer of journalists worldwide, trailing shortly behind China. The number of those imprisoned rose dramatically in 2015, nearly doubling after Sisi’s administration assumed power. Full story...
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The Paris-based watchdog urged the government to release at least 32 reporters said to be being detained or serving prison sentences.
In April last year, Reporters without Borders ranked Egypt 158th out of 180 countries in its global press freedom index. Since then, the number of raids on media organisations and reporter arrests has continued to rise.
In December, the Committee to Protect Journalists listed Egypt as the second biggest jailer of journalists worldwide, trailing shortly behind China. The number of those imprisoned rose dramatically in 2015, nearly doubling after Sisi’s administration assumed power. Full story...
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