Source: Aljazeera
One hundred days after the arrest of Mahmoud Hussein, Egyptian authorities continue to crackdown on the media.
It has been 100 days since Al Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein was arrested and detained by the Egyptian authorities.
Hussein was arrested upon his arrival at Cairo’s airport on December 20 on a family visit from Qatar, where he is based. He was later accused of “incitement against state institutions and broadcasting false news with the aim of spreading chaos”.
Since then, Egypt continues to witness a further crackdown on the media.
On December 27, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi signed a new media law that will see the creation of Supreme Council for the Administration of the Media. A council with the authority to revoke press licences from foreign media and fine or suspend media organisations. The law, according to analysts, is considered a blow to pluralism and press freedom in the country.
Categories: Egypt, Free Speech, Middle East, The Muslim Times