[StillProud2BeFree]

The Egyptian government isn't going to release ANYTHING that is going to remotely make them look bad. Ain't gonna happen. Go to www.metimes.com and take a look at the censorship policy the government has for them.

According to the Middle East Times, an English language newspaper distributed in Egypt:

Reasons for censorship:

We are generally not allowed to do the following things:

Report on human rights abuses

Criticize the military

Point out the ill-treatment of Egyptians in "friendly" Arab countries, especially in Saudi Arabia.

Discuss modern, unorthodox interpretations of Islam.

Report on discrimination against Coptic Christians.

However, the censor is very arbitrary -- sometimes these things go through, sometimes they don't.

[angkor]

We are generally not allowed to do the following things:

True, but you have to consider what mitigates these threats: Money. Moola. Do$$ars.

I spent time in Cambodia, the journalists and English-language pubs there had ongoing scrapes with the gov, but the gov (apparently) realized that taking the localized critiques - who reads "Cambodia Daily" or ""Phnom Penh Post" - was preferable to losing aid $$$$ by retaliating against them.

[Cindy]

re post no. 12202...

Good find and I agree with you.