Story perspectives
Egypt Arrests Six Matsadaash Journalists Over Brotherhood Ties
By Drooid · · How we work
1 of 1
Story summary
- Egyptian authorities arrested six Matsadaash journalists, accusing them of Muslim Brotherhood ties.
- Arrests began Monday night at Abdallah Qadry’s home and continued Tuesday with five others.
- Police took Mohamed Abu Emaira early Tuesday and destroyed his library and router.
- Authorities seized phones and computers, leaving the journalists' whereabouts unknown, per the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights.
- Over 80 rights groups, including Human Rights Watch, demanded the journalists' release.
