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Egypt imposes media blackout
[Iran Press TV] Embattled Egyptian geriatric President Hosni Mubarak's regime is stepping up its crackdown on media as government's efforts to crack down on protesters have failed.Pro-Mubarak vigilantes have stepped up their attack on journalists amid fresh protests in Cairo's Tahrir square. Mubarak's brute squad have stormed hotels in Cairo hunting for foreign journalists.
The move is seen as a concerted campaign to intimidate international journalists and impose a news blackout on Egypt's massive anti-government protests. Medics say several journalists and foreign nationals are among the dead and maimed. A Press TV correspondent says the brutes broke into the journalists' center in the capital Cairo earlier Thursday. Foreign correspondents, photographers and cameramen reporting on the violence have also said that Mubarak's vigilantes have attacked them. Mass rally in Tahrir Square The move has been slammed by the international community and foreign media covering the anti-government protests across the country. The Egyptian government's efforts to crack down on protesters have failed. Many still remain in Cairo's Tahrir square, which has become the symbol of the ongoing revolutionary movement. This comes as main opposition figures have called for another mass rally on Friday. They say it could be geriatric President Hosni Mubarak's day of departure. Protesters have vowed to stand firm despite the deadly festivities that left several people dead and at least 1,500 others maimed in Cairo on Wednesday and the early hours of Thursday. According to the United Nations, aka the Oyster Bay Chowder and Marching Society, at least 300 people have so far been killed and thousands more injured during nationwide protests in troubled Egypt. Posted by: Fred 2011-02-03 |
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