1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgShazdeh Omarihttps://cpj.org/author/somari/In Egypt, press freedom abuses must be investigated - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="bk7VxfHEEL"><a href="https://cpj.org/2011/12/in-egypt-press-freedom-abuses-must-be-investigated/">In Egypt, press freedom abuses must be investigated</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2011/12/in-egypt-press-freedom-abuses-must-be-investigated/embed/#?secret=bk7VxfHEEL" width="600" height="338" title="“In Egypt, press freedom abuses must be investigated” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="bk7VxfHEEL" 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/2011/12/cairoprotest.jpg400260New York, December 19, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Egyptian authorities to halt the assaults on journalists and attacks on news outlets which are effectively censoring coverage of ongoing protests in Cairo. In recent days, CPJ has documented at least 15 attacks on the press during clashes between security forces and protesters in…