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The citizens using Facebook to report on Egypt's forgotten war
The Guardian - Heba Afify for Mada Masr, part of the Guardian Africa network
Military press releases have become the main source of news in North Sinai, but now locals are publishing their own stories “We are not journalists but our reality has forced us to report the suffering of our people,” says a contributor to Sinai News 24, an amateur news site run on Facebook. For a …
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Turkey jails journalists as Erdogan rebukes Western critics - Region - World
ahram.org.eg
Turkey was on Saturday holding 17 journalists on charges of "terror group" membership as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Western critics to "mind …
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'The camera is not a shield': life and death as a war photographer
The Guardian - Tom Seymour
On 22 November 2012, the American photojournalist James Foley visited an internet cafe in the town of Binnish, in north-western Syria’s Idlib province. In the hour or so he spent there, he sent a series of emails, one to his field partner Nicole Tung, arranging to meet her in the safety of Turkey. …
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The unexpected life and death of Abdel-Kader Fassouk
cjr.org - By Alan Huffman
The killing of a young Libyan photojournalist named Abdel-Kader Fassouk, on July 21, 2016, in Sirte, Libya, will likely never be more than a footnote …
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Cybercrime bill: closing last gate of freedom - Dailynewsegypt
dailynewsegypt.com - Toqa Ezzidin
With parliament set to discuss a new bill that would crack down on internet users under vague terms, one of the last open spaces for Egyptians could …
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Former ONTV host Liliane Daoud reveals details about her forced deportation - Dailynewsegypt
dailynewsegypt.com - Daily News Egypt
Former ONTV host Liliane Daoud reveals details about her forced deportation - Dailynewsegypt Egypt, Politics The deported Lebanese journalist plans to …

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