Thursday, February 3, 2011

The attacks Mubarak rge of journalists to prevent them from reporting

Mubarak's regime does not want witnesses. Although what is living these days in Cairo is not a war the president is trying apparatus that truth is one of the collateral victims. Journalists are the focus of the supporters of the Rais, who wants to silence the voices and images of the protests. The violence against journalists in the street are repeated in recent days but had increased since yesterday, when the president's supporters went on the counterattack, without complexes, with sticks and stones.

The pro Mubarak shake the theory of "foreign interference" to charge correspondents have destabilized Egypt. Today the situation remains complicated in order to report from Cairo. And besides the violence to intimidate foreign professionals, is using all sorts of obstacles to hinder the work of the press.

The correspondent of El País, Nuria Tesón that are not allowed to extend their stay in hotels, and at the Hilton which houses many foreign correspondents. Placed in contact with this newspaper, hotel employees have refused comment. This is a strategic site as it is only 300 meters from the Place de la Liberation, from its windows one can see and record images on impact.

Determination explains that foreigners will not let go in the square as there are Mubarak supporters with sticks and machetes registering everyone to find video cameras or photo and throw all journalists. Mayte Carrasco, correspondent of Tele 5, casting also features that are correspondents of the Hilton and do not accept new reservations: "It just may be some who have prepaid rooms." It also describes the episodes of violence against journalists in the street by Mubarak's supporters: "Yesterday we spit and we cursed and many of our comrades were attacked with sticks and stones." And tells the scene from a Norwegian journalist, "harassed and lean" by a group of pro men Mubarak.

Harassment is still ongoing and systematic. Today's journalists can not get around freely, or let them out into the street, says the envoy COUNTRY Enric Gonzalez. The situation of foreign reporters is still difficult since the early days of the revolt but yesterday it was noticed an escalation of violence toward that goal.

From the night of Mubarak's speech, the situation has worsened, Carrasco account. His supporters have left the cave and started to attack demonstrators and journalists. His crime, according to supporters of Arafat, to show the world an image that does not fit the reality of the country.

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