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Incidents, head of government Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, outcome unknown
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.
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ContinentAfrica
TacticOfficial labels 1
StagePressure 1
OutcomeUnknown 1
LevelNational 1
Head of governmentAbdel Fattah el-Sisi
Egypt: media law used to fine and block news site al-Mashhad
Under a 2018 law that treats any social media account with more than 5,000 followers as a media outlet, Egypt's media regulator fined news site al-Mashhad and ordered internet providers to block it for spreading what it called false news.
Official labels · Stage Pressure · Head of government Abdel Fattah el-Sisi · Unknown
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