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Egypt: Journalists increase clamour for removal of Interior Minister

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8 years ago

May 6, 2016

Protests by journalist in Egypt calling for the removal of Interior Minister

The is a growing clamour by journalists in Egypt for the removal of the country’s Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar after an Egyptian newspapers publish photos of him supporting raids on a press syndicate in the country.

Even usually pro-government media outlets have criticised the Egyptian President al-Sisi for his refusal to sack the Interior Minister following a raid on the press syndicate and arrest of two journalists.

Most Egyptian newspapers on Thursday ran the interior minister’s picture in negative with a black banner on their front pages as part of the anti-government protest, the DPA news agency reported.

Protesters say Magdy Abdel Ghaffar is responsible for the security services raid on the syndicate that led to the arrest of journalists Mahmoud el-Sakka and Amr Badr.

The operation against the organisation was the first in its 75-year history.

Chanting “journalism is not a crime,” the reporters decided to hold a meeting next week to discuss organising a strike if their demands were not met, union officials said.

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