New York, February 25, 2013--Egyptian authorities must do their utmost to determine the whereabouts and ensure the safety of Mohamed el-Sawi, an online journalist who was reported missing on February 21, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. CPJ also calls on Egypt to stop using the law to intimidate journalists and prevent them from reporting critically.
The first test for the future of press freedom in Egypt since President Mohamed Morsi took office is not going well.
New York, September 27, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the censorship of two newspapers in the past four days, the first instances of their kind since the ouster of former president Hosni Mubarak in February. Production of the Saturday edition of the independent weekly Sawt al-Umma was halted, while the daily Rose al-Youssef was prevented from printing a page in today's paper that was to feature a controversial story.
New York, February 5, 2011--As journalists face
ongoing attacks and detentions in Cairo, they are increasingly concerned that
state broadcasts are creating an atmosphere that is encouraging violence against
the media, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. State television
and radio, along with pro-Mubarak private stations, are giving frequent airtime
to presenters and guests who claim that foreigners, including international
journalists, have a "hidden agenda" against the government, according to CPJ
research. Local journalists have been called "infidels" for working with
international media while Al-Jazeera has been accused of "inciting the people."
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