
Reporters Without Borders calls for the immediate and unconditional release of Ahmad Abu Draa, an award-winning reporter for the Egyptian daily Al-Masry Al-Youm and the TV station ONTV, who was arrested at a state security office in El-Arish, in North Sinai, when he went to seek the release of a close relative on 4 September. Yesterday, Draa was taken before a military prosecutor in the neighbouring province of Ismailia, who ordered him held for two weeks for the purposes of investigation. According to the information obtained by Reporters Without Borders, he is still being held in Ismailia. He is accused of publishing false information about the armed forces, photographing and filming in military areas, having links with a terrorist group and provoking the military. His arrest follows reports in Al-Masry Al-Youm about civilian casualties resulting from military operations in the region. An article published on 3 September reported that four civilians had been injured in an attack by three air force planes on a village in the district of Sheikh Zuweid. The day of his arrest, the newspaper published an article by Draa about a plan by the government and military to establish a buffer zone between Egypt and the Gaza Strip that would entail displacing the civilian population. Draa was awarded the 2013 Samir Kassir Press Freedom Prize in the “investigative reporting” category for an article entitled “African smuggling gangs turn Sinai into torture land” that Al Masry Al Youm published on 11 July. At least six other journalists are currently detained in Egypt.
GMT 19:17 2018 Sunday ,07 January
Barack Obama to be David Letterman’s first Netflix guestGMT 08:22 2018 Thursday ,04 January
Cutler and Gross appoints Press OfficerGMT 15:44 2018 Wednesday ,03 January
Govt. Official Sues Journalists for Leaking Classified DocumentsGMT 10:48 2017 Thursday ,28 December
Tunisian’s Social Media Brawl with the UAEGMT 18:54 2017 Wednesday ,27 December
Myanmar court remands Reuters journalists for 2 more weeksGMT 17:30 2017 Tuesday ,26 December
Saudi Citizen Account beneficiaries to be informed via SMSGMT 16:59 2017 Tuesday ,26 December
‘We Will Remain’ depicts Aleppo in three-minute reality filmGMT 18:00 2017 Monday ,25 December
Trial of Turkey opposition newspaper staff resumes
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©
Send your comments
Your comment as a visitor