No polling, no opinions, no point? Egyptian journalists face election crackdown
Journalists fear their coverage of presidential election this month will be rendered pointless by repression
Journalists carry their cameras as shackles during a Cairo protest against press restrictions in November 2016 (AFP)
Thursday 8 March 2018
CAIRO - More than 2,000 journalists are set to cover Egypt's presidential elections later this month, but many believe that even a state-issued permit will not guarantee them immunity against a widening crackdown.