Reuters, 02/05 16:06 CET
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian police raided
the press syndicate in Cairo late on Sunday and arrested two journalists
critical of the government, a syndicate official and reporters said in
what the labor union called an unprecedented crackdown on the media.
Labor union officials said this was the first time that
police had raided its building — a traditional spot in downtown Cairo
for staging protests — as authorities seek to quell rising dissent
against President Abdel Fattah Sisi.
The interior ministry denied officers had stormed the
press labor union building but confirmed it had arrested journalists
Mahmoud El Sakka and Amr Badr who work for the opposition website
Bawabet Yanayer inside the syndicate.
Hundreds of officers have been deployed in central Cairo
since protests erupted on April 15 against Sisi’s decision to hand over
two islands to Saudi Arabia, with thousands calling for the government
to fall, a slogan from the 2011 Arab Spring uprising. Police dispersed
smaller protests two weeks later.
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Source: Euronews
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