04-09-2020 21:49 via news.yahoo.com

Group: Egypt arrests 2 journalists, one sick with COVID-19

Egyptian security forces have arrested two journalists, including one sick with COVID-19, the latest step in a sweeping crackdown on news media during the pandemic, an international press watchdog reported Friday.On separate days in late August, officers burst into the homes of Hany Greisha and El-Sayed Shehta without warning, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.Greisha was ordered detained for 15 days on charges of spreading false news and joining a terrorist group, CPJ said, citi
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