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May 31, 2016

Egypt: Head of Journalists Union Facing Trial Amid Media Crackdown
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Meanwhile, in Egypt, the head of the journalists union and two of the
union's board members are facing trial on charges of harboring
opposition journalists-in the latest crackdown against press freedom in
Egypt. The charges stem from a raid on the journalists union's
headquarters in May, where authorities arrested two reporters working
for the opposition website Bawabet Yanayer.


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