Attacks on the Press in 2007: Egypt
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
2 April 2008
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Recent articles in Egypt
Egypt: Stop attacks on privacy and reform draft Criminal Procedure Code
Given Egypt’s human rights record, the draft Code could legalise surveillance by granting authorities broad powers to intercept communications and target critics.
Egypt: Hundreds of political detainees overdue for release referred to terrorism courts by Supreme State Security Prosecution
Rights groups criticize Egypt’s continued practice of referring political detainees to terrorism courts, further undermining due process and justice for those held for extended periods without trial.
Rights groups demand immediate disclosure of journalist Abdulrahman Youssef Al-Qaradawi’s whereabouts and unconditional release
The journalist’s forced deportation to the UAE establishes a dangerous precedent for transnational repression.