U.S. protests beatings and arrests of journalists covering protests in Egypt

With reports that Mubarak supporters had beaten a number of journalists and that two dozen reporters had been arrested including two Americans, the White House issued a statement that the actions were “completely and totally unacceptable.”

A report by Erika Niedowski in The Hill quoted Reporters without Borders secretary-general Jean-François Julliard on Wednesday:

“We remind all parties that journalists are external observers who under no circumstances should be identified with one side or the other,” he said. “These attacks seem to have been acts of revenge against the international media for relaying the protests calling for President Mubarak’s resigning. They are also designed to silence journalists and gag news media.

Julliard urged the international community to protest the abuse of journalists and the Egyptian government to restore security for everyone including journalists. -db

From The Hill, February 3, 2011, by Erika Niedowski.

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  • Attacking journalists is the last resort of a desperate regime.This is unacceptable and the international cannot just look on. They should take action not mouth polite objections. Action must be isolation of the regime in totality, embargoes ET AL

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