Egypt’s press union chief rejects pressure over detained journalists
Summary
The head of Egypt’s Journalists Syndicate said they will keep defending press freedom after six journalists were arrested and accused of linking to a terrorist group. The journalists, who work for an investigative website, have also accused authorities of torturing them, but the government denies these claims.Key Facts
- Six journalists from the website Matsadaash were detained on September 28 and 29 and charged with joining a "terrorist" group linked to the Muslim Brotherhood.
- Egypt officially labels the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization, but the group denies this.
- The journalists have been held in pretrial detention for 15 days while investigations continue.
- The journalists and their lawyers claim they were tortured during detention, including beatings and electric shocks.
- The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights said the journalists were initially held without access to family or lawyers.
- Egypt’s Interior Ministry denies the torture allegations.
- The Journalists Syndicate filed a complaint with the public prosecutor about the alleged torture.
- Matsadaash is a fact-checking and investigative news platform that is blocked in Egypt but has over 1.3 million Facebook followers.
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