In Egypt, wave of anti-press assaults, arrests

Reuters

Mubarak supporters wage systematic attacks on news media. CPJ documents more than 100 anti-press attacks. Mubarak is "personally responsible," CPJ says as it urges an immediate reversal. At right, an injured journalist in Cairo.
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In Tunisia, press freedom is still frail

Reuters

The new government's closure of a TV station, however brief, signals that press freedom gains are not secure. Authorities also say they will block websites seen as being "against decency." Right, protesters celebrate Ben Ali's ouster.






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