Turkey and egypt are two of the many countries in which freedom of expression is not always welcomed. Turkey puzzled, angry after egypt detains aa journalists. The purges began with the arrest of turkish armed forces personnel reportedly linked to the coup attempt but arrests were expanded to include other elements of the turkish military, as well as civil servants and private citizens. A period of ease on media marked the last years of hosni mubaraks rule, but since the 2011 revolution and 20 coup detat, reporters without borders said successive governments have tried to control the media. Major crackdown in egypt sweeps up activists, children and at least 1 u. The crackdown on media in syria, egypt and turkey united.
Egyptian authorities have led a crackdown on muslim brotherhood. More than 100,000 people had already been sacked or suspended and 37,000 arrested since the abortive putsch in an unprecedented crackdown president tayyip erdogan says is crucial for wiping out the network of gulen from the state apparatus. Protests in egypt continued into a seventh day today as thousands of egyptians demonstrated against widespread corruption, police brutality and. Turkey and rights groups condemn egypt raid and arrests of anadolu.
Egypt tightens restrictions on media, social networks. Egypt arrests news editor amid media crackdown arab news. Turkey said it had dismissed a further 10,000 civil servants and closed 15 more media outlets over suspected links with terrorist organizations and u. Iraq, turkey and egypt crackdown on media the jerusalem post. Egypt detains state tv host in latest crackdown on media this article is more than 2 years old regulator defends prostate tv host who. The media of egypt is highly influential in egypt and in the arab world, attributed to its large audience and its historically tv and film industry supplies to the arabspeaking world. Cairo ap egypt s top media regulator on tuesday put into effect tighter restrictions that allow the state to block websites and even social media accounts with over 5,000 followers if they are deemed a threat to national security. Iraq is seeking to ban numerous critical foreign media, egypt raided the offices of one of the few independent media operations and in turkey. Announcing plans to dig a second suez canal, a patriotic project on a vast scale, sisi urged the media to help us in our fight to unify egypt. Ruthless assault on press freedom shields state from scrutiny. You will find 45 different points that we have compared in. Hundreds of journalists jailed globally becomes the new normal. Istanbul turkey s government has all but silenced independent media in an effort to prevent scrutiny or criticism of its ruthless crackdown on perceived enemies, human rights watch said today.
The 20162020 purges in turkey was a series of purges by the government of turkey enabled by a state of emergency in reaction to the 15 july failed coup detat. Egypt arrests news editor amid media crackdown egyptian officials say authorities have arrested the editor of an independent news website for operating. The move is the latest step by the government of president abdelfattah elsissi to suppress dissent. Government asserts near total control over judiciary and media regulation. Turkey, egypt and iraq cracking down on media jerusalem post turkey, egypt, and iraq are examples of middle eastern countries where critical journalism is diminishing and wellfunded state media is pushing propaganda, critiquing foreign countries based on the whims of the government, the jerusalem post said on monday. Major crackdown in egypt sweeps up activists, children. The latest crackdown in egypt started in may when the countrys official news agency reported the government had ordered internet service providers to block access to 21 news sites, alleging they supported terrorism or were reporting false news. Journalists are often being tortured and even killed. Media crackdown silencing criticism of turkish government. Turkey is the world leader in jailing journalists and has decimated the independent print media and cracked down heavily on news websites and social media, said emma sinclairwebb, turkey.
Iraq is seeking to ban numerous critical foreign media, egypt raided the offices of one of the few independent media operations and in turkey, those who oppose the war and nationalism on social. Turkey, egypt and iraq cracking down on media jerusalem. Turkey, egypt and iraq cracking down on media jerusalem post. Oppressive new laws aid egypts media crackdown international. The crackdown on the turkish press that began in early 2016 and accelerated after a failed coup attempt that julywhich the government. Egypt responds to turkeys statement on arrest of 4 anadolu. In turkey, those who oppose the offensive in syria and nationalism on social media are. Egypt detains state tv host in latest crackdown on media. Turkey puzzled, angry after egypt detains aa journalists daily sabah. Its the biggest crackdown on press in turkish history, said tar.
Turkey sacks 10,000 more civil servants, shuts media in. Egypt vs turkey military power comparison 2019 youtube. Egypt added seven sites to its blacklist last weekend, including turkeys hurriyet daily news, bringing to 103 the number of its blocked news. Turkish media denounce biggest crackdown on press in. Turkey, china, and egypt were responsible for more than half of. Egypt responds to turkeys statement on arrest of 4 anadolu journalists. Record number of journalists jailed as turkey, china, egypt pay. Turkey and rights groups condemn egypt raid and arrests of.
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