Egypt documents by Year:
Press at risk as EU-based companies export surveillance software to hostile regimes
October 10, 2017 6:02 PM ET
In August, Danish Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen told the daily newspaper Information that the government had authorized sales of online surveillance software to several Middle Eastern countries. While acknowledging the potential for human rights violations that could result from the use of these tools, the minister said that Denmark...
Lens in Exile: CPJ Instagram takeover to put focus on photojournalists
July 26, 2017 12:35 PM ET
To highlight the work of journalists living in exile, CPJ is collaborating with a group of photojournalists, who will take over our Instagram account to share their work, often from the very assignments that forced them to flee. As CPJ's Journalist Assistance Program Coordinator and someone with a background...
How surveillance, trolls, and fear of arrest affect Egypt's journalists
June 12, 2017 11:06 AM ET
As Egypt's crackdown on the press extends to social media and other communication platforms, many journalists say phishing attempts, trolling, software to monitor social media posts, and a draft law that would require registration for social media users are making them think twice before covering sensitive issues....
CPJ joins call for Egypt to stop blocking access to news websites
May 30, 2017 2:20 PM ET
The Committee to Protect Journalists joined 20 human rights and press freedom organizations in calling on Egyptian authorities to stop blocking access to Mada Masr and the 22 other news websites. The letter, sent May 26, says the blocking of the sites violates international standards....
Families of jailed journalists in Egypt await outcome of latest trials
May 1, 2017 11:46 AM ET
Every two weeks Mohamed al-Fakharany prepares to visit his brother, Abdullah al-Fakharany, in prison. He packs food, clothes, books, and, most importantly, written responses to his older brother's letters. Mohamed al-Fakharany, who told CPJ that he has never missed a visit, was only 11 when his brother-- the executive...
Egypt's state of emergency may act to further silence press
April 11, 2017 5:54 PM ET
Hours after two bombs ripped through packed Palm Sunday services in Coptic Churches in Alexandria and Tanta on April 9, killing nearly 50 people, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi announced a three-month state of emergency. The measure is in many ways an extension of what has already been in...
As Egypt-U.S. relationship moves forward, jailed Egyptian journalists left behind
March 30, 2017 5:57 PM ET
Among the things Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and U.S. President Donald Trump are scheduled to discuss during their April 3 meeting in Washington is Egypt's fight against terrorism. Egypt's government has broadly interpreted this fight to include jailing dozens of journalists, including photographer Abdelrahman Yaqot, who a few...
'People talk as they please' Sisi says in comments on Egypt's press freedom record
November 28, 2016 3:06 PM ET
In Egypt last week a journalist was barred from travel without official explanation, a reporter was accused of criminal defamation over a 2015 investigation on child prostitution, and President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi defended Egypt's freedom of expression record. An appeal date was also set for the Journalists' Syndicate leaders...
Hunger-striking journalist injured in prison uprising
November 21, 2016 11:56 AM ET
News of the hospitalization of an imprisoned photojournalist after security forces cracked down on an uprising in Borg al-Arab prison tops the list of attacks on the press last week in Egypt. Also last week: Two leaders of the Journalists' Syndicate were sentenced to two years in prison each...
Journalists detained during Egypt's day of protests
November 14, 2016 3:42 PM ET
Four journalists were detained November 11 amid a heavy deployment of security forces in Egypt's cities in response to calls for nationwide protests over economic reforms. The protests were fewer and smaller than anticipated, but journalists were still harassed and, in some cases, arrested, according to local and international...