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Alerts | Egypt

CPJ condemns siege at Cairo's Media Production City

Protests outside the Muslim Brotherhood headquarters last week have led to escalating threats against the press and a siege on Sunday of Cairo's Media Production City. (AFP/Khaled Desouki)

New York, March 25, 2013--The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the violent siege on Sunday of the Media Production City, a complex housing numerous private news outlets in Cairo, an episode that followed a series of inflammatory anti-press comments by President Mohamed Morsi and members of the Muslim Brotherhood.

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March 25, 2013 6:41 PM ET |
Tags: Al-Ahram Weekly, Al-Hayat, Al-Nahar, Al-Qahira wal Nas, Al-Watan, Alaa Abdel Fattah, Attacked, Blogger, CBC, Diaa Rashwan, Facebook, Harassed, Hazim Abdel Azim, Hussein Abdel Ghany, Internet, Khaled Dawoud, Legal Action, Media Production City, Mohamed Morsi, Muslim Brotherhood, National Security Committee, Obstructed, ONTV, Reham al-Sahli, Talaat Abdullah, Threatened
Alerts | Egypt

Egypt steps up campaign against critical media

Egyptian TV host Bassem Youssef is under investigation for allegedly insulting Egypt's president, a criminal offense. (AP/Ahmed Omar)

New York January 3, 2013--The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by a series of investigations into independent Egyptian newspapers on accusations of insulting the president or reporting false news. Some newspapers and media professionals face formal charges in connection to their critical reporting, according to news reports.

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January 3, 2013 5:38 PM ET |
Tags: Abdel-Halim Qandil, Al-Masry al-Youm, Al-Nahar, Al-Watan, Bassem Youssef, CBC, Harassed, Legal Action, Magdi Algallad, Mahmoud Saad, Mohamed Morsi, Sawt al-Umma

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