1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/New law still threatens press freedoms - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="vsaDamxj2o"><a href="https://cpj.org/2006/12/new-law-still-threatens-press-freedoms/">New law still threatens press freedoms</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2006/12/new-law-still-threatens-press-freedoms/embed/#?secret=vsaDamxj2o" width="600" height="338" title="“New law still threatens press freedoms” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="vsaDamxj2o" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/Egypt_protest_06.jpg175273New York, July 12, 2006— The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply troubled by Egypt’s newly amended press law that fails to honor a promise by President Hosni Mubarak to abolish prison for press offenses. The law also sharply increases fines for defamation. The amendments lift some minor restrictions on the media but still mandate…