ISSUED BY: GCIS Communications Command Center
SOURCE: JPOST
30January2011 10:40amEST
GCIS INTELLIGENCE UPDATE: Egyptian authorities ordered Al-Jazeera's offices in Cairo shut down on Sunday morning following the network's non-stop coverage of the country's massive protests against the government. The move triggered a sharp response from the Al-Jazeera which released a statement accusing the Egyptian authorities of censorship.
"Al-Jazeera sees this as an act designed to stifle and repress the freedom of reporting by the network and its journalists,” read the statement, adding that the closure was aimed at "silencing the voices of the Egyptian people." (read full report)
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