Youm Sabea Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists

Dozens of Egyptians shout slogans during a protest in Cairo against an accord to hand over control of two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia. Journalist Hany Salah el-Deen is arrested on accusations of 'inciting protests.' (AP/Amr Nabil)

Egyptian journalist arrested months after acquittal on terrorism charges

August 22, 2017 12:31 PM EDT

New York, August 22, 2017–Egyptian authorities should immediately release Hany Salah el-Deen, the former managing editor at the pro-government news website Youm Sabea, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.