Egypt Warns Journalists Over Coverage of Militant Attacks – The New York Times

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Egypt Warns Journalists Over Coverage of Militant Attacks (Published 2015)

President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, facing criticism of his counterinsurgency strategy, compared reporting to a “fourth generation of warfare, and even fifth.”

Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/06/world/middleeast/egypt-warns-journalists-over-coverage-of-militant-attacks.html

The most sweeping measure came from the cabinet, which included a provision in a draft antiterrorism bill that threatens at least two years in prison for those who contradict official figures, such as death tolls, when reporting on militant attacks.