# Egypt

Government actions against journalists in Egypt

[RSF 2026 rank: 169th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index). World Press Freedom Index of Reporters Without Borders (RSF); rank 1 is the freest.

The number of entries reflects the depth of this record, not the severity of a country's conduct.

Egypt is in Northern Africa, Africa. The record holds 2 incidents in which the government of Egypt, or an official, court or legislature there, limited journalists' ability to report.

## Tactics used

- [Detention and violence: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?country=EG&tactic=detention_and_violence), ladder: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders/detention_and_violence
- [Funding and ownership pressure: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?country=EG&tactic=funding_and_ownership_pressure), ladder: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders/funding_and_ownership_pressure
- [Licensing and closure of outlets: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?country=EG&tactic=outlet_licensing), ladder: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders/outlet_licensing
- [Secrets and espionage laws: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?country=EG&tactic=secrets_and_espionage_laws), ladder: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders/secrets_and_espionage_laws

## Heads of government at the time

- [Adly Mansour: 1 incident](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/adly-mansour)
- [Gamal Abdel Nasser: 1 incident](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/gamal-abdel-nasser)

## Incidents by year

### 2013

| Date | Incident | Tactic | Stage | Head of government | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 29, 2013 | [Egypt arrests and later convicts three Al Jazeera journalists on terrorism-related charges](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2013-egypt-al-jazeera-journalists-jailed) | [Detention and violence](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/detention_and_violence) | Punish | [Adly Mansour](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/adly-mansour) | Reversed (September 23, 2015) |

### 1960

| Date | Incident | Tactic | Stage | Head of government | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 24, 1960 | [Egypt's Nasser government nationalizes every newspaper and magazine in the country](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1960-egypt-nasser-nationalizes-press) | [Funding and ownership pressure](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/funding_and_ownership_pressure) | Silence | [Gamal Abdel Nasser](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/gamal-abdel-nasser) | Ongoing (January 1, 1989) |

Ladders: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders. Timeline: https://thewaronnews.com/timeline/country/eg.

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