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Incidents in Egypt, outcome ongoing
Each incident is a dated action by a government, an official, a regulator, a court or a legislature that limited journalists' ability to gather or publish news.
The number of entries reflects the depth of this record, not the severity of a country's conduct.
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| Date | Incident | Country | Tactic | Head of government | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2018 | Egypt: a license requirement leaves an independent news site unable to operate legally for years | Egypt (RSF 2026 rank: 169th of 180) | Prior restraint | Abdel Fattah el-Sisi | Ongoing (26 October 2020) |
| 24 May 1960 | Egypt's Nasser government nationalizes every newspaper and magazine in the country | Egypt (RSF 2026 rank: 169th of 180) | Funding and ownership pressure | Gamal Abdel Nasser | Ongoing (1 January 1989) |
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