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In Egypt, journalists face prosecution, attacks, detention

May 13, 2013 12:33 PM EDT

The editor-in-chief of the daily Al-Watan, Magdy el-Galad, and a reporter for the paper, Ahmed el-Khatib, were referred to a criminal court on May 8, 2013, for publishing a “false report that could disturb public peace,” according to news reports.

Journalists attacked in Egypt over the weekend

March 19, 2013 4:16 PM EDT

New York, March 19, 2013–At least 14 journalists were attacked by police and supporters of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood group outside the group’s headquarters in Cairo on Saturday and Sunday, according to news reports and local journalists.