media bans
Media crackdown escalates with 4 sat TV channels closed, 2 given notice
Egypt
October 12, 2010
Media crackdown escalates with 4 sat TV channels closed, 2 given notice
The government tightened the noose on independent media this week, with the General Investment Authority (GIA) temporarily closing down the…
Local rights group decries ban on Salafi satellite channel
Egypt
October 4, 2010
Local rights group decries ban on Salafi satellite channel
A local rights organization urged Egypt on Monday to allow broadcast of a Salafi television channel on Egypt’s Nilesat satellite…