11-09-2020 21:32 via news.yahoo.com

Egypt journalist arrested over coverage of detainee's death

A prominent Egyptian journalist who reported on a young man’s death in police custody has been detained on charges of reporting fake news, his employer said Friday, the latest blow to press freedoms in the country.The arrest of journalist Islam el-Kalhy comes after the arrest of several other local reporters in recent weeks, despite fears of the spread of the coronavirus in Egyptian prisons.The government of President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has squeezed space for traditional media outlets a
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