“Egypt has a funny way of celebrating May 3, World Press Freedom Day. Last year it marked the occasion by sentencing Al-Jazeera journalist Huwaida Taha to six months in prison for a documentary she made about torture in Egypt. This year press freedom watchdogs fear it will mark the occasion by upholding 1-year prison sentences condemning editors of four opposition newspapers,” writes Elijah Zarwan [1], from Cairo, Egypt.
Egypt: No Freedom of Speech for Journalists
· Written by Amira Al Hussaini
Categories: Middle East & North Africa, Egypt, Freedom of Speech, Law, Media & Journalism