1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/Tunisia, Egypt ban newspaper editions on controversy over pope’s comments - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="OLzBGVbhYd"><a href="https://cpj.org/2006/09/tunisia-egypt-ban-newspaper-editions-on-controvers/">Tunisia, Egypt ban newspaper editions on controversy over pope’s comments</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2006/09/tunisia-egypt-ban-newspaper-editions-on-controvers/embed/#?secret=OLzBGVbhYd" width="600" height="338" title="“Tunisia, Egypt ban newspaper editions on controversy over pope’s comments” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="OLzBGVbhYd" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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New York, September 27, 2006—The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply concerned by Tunisian and Egyptian government decisions to ban recent issues of European newspapers addressing the controversy caused by remarks about Islam made by Pope Benedict XVI. “Banning newspapers is unacceptable, and it is no solution in furthering the cause of mutual understanding and…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260