Egypt extends detention of five journalists
July 26, 2018 2:59 PM ET
Washington, D.C., July 26, 2018-- Egyptian national security prosecutors in the past two weeks prolonged the detention of at least five journalists, according to Egypt's Journalists' Syndicate, the local press freedom group Arab Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI),...
CPJ calls on Egyptian authorities to release journalists held on false news charges
July 10, 2018 11:31 AM ET
Washington, D.C., July 10, 2018--The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on Egyptian authorities to drop the charges against a group of journalists held in pretrial detention for false news and release the journalists immediately....
Egypt raids independent website, arrests editor over election coverage
April 4, 2018 4:53 PM ET
Washington D.C, April 4, 2018--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the retaliatory measures taken by Egyptian authorities against the independent news website Masr al-Arabia for its coverage of last week's presidential elections and calls on the authorities to release...