Egypt: Journalist Yasmeen Saed released on bail. CFWIJ welcomes the release but urges Egyptian authorities to stop targeting journalists
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Egypt: Journalist Yasmeen Saed released on bail. CFWIJ welcomes the release but urges Egyptian authorities to stop targeting journalists
July 22, 2020, Alexandria, Egypt — Journalist Yasmeen Saeid was released on a 5000 L.E approximately (350 $) bail yesterday. The Coalition For Women In Journalism welcomes this news and urges the Egyptian authorities to stop targeting and intimidating journalists.
On July 5, Yasmeen was abducted and spent 9 days in enforced disappearance before being interrogated by the General Prosecution office in Alexandria.
Yasmeen is facing charges of creating fake social media accounts to disrupt public order and endanger society's safety and security by spreading rumors and fake news.
These charges are identified now among human rights lawyers as “the list”. Prosecution officers are pressing these charges as a package against prisoners of conscience, journalists, human rights defenders, or political activists.
Over the past few years, the status of press freedom in Egypt has deteriorated catastrophically. New laws were passed to limit and restrict freedom of expression. Journalists are targeted and hundreds are behind bars for unidentified periods in pre-trial arbitrary detention.
The Coalition For Women In Journalism welcomes the release of Yasmeen. We remain concerned about the safety of journalists in Egypt and urge the Egyptian regime to stop targeting journalists and liberate press freedom in Egypt.
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The Coalition For Women In Journalism is a global organization of support for women journalists. The CFWIJ pioneered mentorship for mid-career women journalists across several countries around the world, and is the first organization to focus on the status of free press for women journalists. We thoroughly document cases of any form of abuse against women in any part of the globe. Our system of individuals and organizations brings together the experience and mentorship necessary to help female career journalists navigate the industry. Our goal is to help develop a strong mechanism where women journalists can work safely and thrive.
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