« Can They Sing It's Your Birthday Without Paying Royalties? | Main | Turkish President Signs Amended Penal Code Article 301 Into Law »

May 9, 2008

Journalist Fined For Printing Story About Government Labor Problems

An Egyptian court has slapped a journalist and editor with the equivalent of a two thousand dollar fine for publishing a story about labor problems inside a government agency. Last week, the same journalist also received a similar fine for publishing a picture of a police officer allegedly receiving a bribe. The journalist, Mohammed Sayyed Said, says the fines are attacks on freedom of the press. Read more here.

May 9, 2008 | Permalink

TrackBack

TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://www.typepad.com/t/trackback/89778/28929626

Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Journalist Fined For Printing Story About Government Labor Problems: