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The Egyptian prosecution blocks opposition accounts on social media amid fear of restricting freedom of expression

The Economic Affairs and Money Laundering Prosecution of the Egyptian Public Prosecution decided to block the accounts of 11 people on six social media platforms inside the country, after accusing them of publishing “content offensive” to state institutions and broadcasting inflammatory speeches and false information that “incites discord and hatred among sects...

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The Egyptian prosecution blocks opposition accounts on social media amid fear of restricting freedom of expression
Source: BBC Arabic
قررت نيابة الشؤون الاقتصادية وغسل الأموال التابعة للنيابة العامة المصرية حجب حسابات 11 شخصاً على ست منصات للتواصل الاجتماعي داخل البلاد، بعد اتهامهم بنشر "محتوى مسيء" لمؤسسات الدولة وبث خطابات تحريضية ومعلومات مغلوطة "تثير الفتنة والكراهية بين أطياف الشعب"، بحسب بيان رسمي صادر عن النيابة.

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