Egypt has made journalism a crime with crackdown, says Amnesty
Amnesty International has said journalism in Egypt has effectively become a crime over the past four years. The London-based rights group said the government is strengthening its control over information instead of upholding transparency. Amnesty documented 37 cases of journalists being detained. The crackdown has become severe under the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
"London based" commenting on journalism in Egypt being a crime! Tell me again, how many times Tommy R has been imprisoned?
Coming soon to a Democrat run state near you!
Like any profession, journalism has weaknesses, challenges and failings. These are nothing compared with the potential for tyrannical, illegal and corrupt behaviour by governments who use state control of the national media to cloak their activity. Journalism should be held to a high standard, criticised severely when it oversteps but it’s independence is sacred and must be be held as such by all peoples for their own benefit.
A model for the left and their corporate overlords in the United States.
Poor Egypt. She just can't seem to get it right. If the military allows freedom of expression and democracy the people elect radical Islamic parties and veer toward a Sunni-style Iran. That being said, the generals also won't brook criticism of any kind.
Wow. Egypt sounds a lot like Facebook, Twitter, and Google!
Just like China.
Egypt: *EXECUTES JOURNALIST* EVERYONE ELSE: 😦
Holy shit! :O
This whole thing is ONE BIG POWER GRAB.
Journalism should never be illegal. That is not to say that there is much journalism going on in the United States.
Is freedom just a dream?
Maybe Egypt has seen the future of journalism from the example USA is doing. No longer just the facts ma'am. Now its how can we as journalist change the story to fit the story we want to tell. Journalism has become a crime, at the least a lie.