1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgErik Crouchhttps://cpj.org/author/ecrouch/Egypt expels New York Times correspondent, detains local journalist on false news charges - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="2EG8JJCn7g"><a href="https://cpj.org/2019/02/egypt-expels-new-york-times-journalist-detains-loc/">Egypt expels New York Times correspondent, detains local journalist on false news charges</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2019/02/egypt-expels-new-york-times-journalist-detains-loc/embed/#?secret=2EG8JJCn7g" width="600" height="338" title="“Egypt expels New York Times correspondent, detains local journalist on false news charges” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="2EG8JJCn7g" 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/2019/02/RT_Egypt_02-19-19.jpg750499Washington, D.C., February 19, 2019--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns yesterday's detention and expulsion of New York Times correspondent David D. Kirkpatrick and the ongoing detention of Egyptian journalist Ahmed Gamal Ziada, and calls on Egyptian authorities to allow journalists to travel into the country and report freely.