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Monday, July 10, 2006
Egyptian press fear rollback of reforms
Egyptian press fear rollback of reforms | csmonitor.com: "The press boycott follows the recent sentencing of two journalists to a year in prison for the crime of defaming Mubarak and his family. It comes as lawmakers prepared to vote on a proposed new press law Sunday that would double libel fines and also allow the continued use of libel laws against critics of the president and journalists who write in detail about the finances of public officials."
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