A prominent Egyptian journalist who reported on a young man’s death in
police custody has been detained on charges of reporting
fake news, his employer said Friday, the latest blow to press freedoms in the country.
The arrest of journalist Islam el-Kalhy comes after the arrest of several other local reporters in recent weeks, despite fears of the spread of the
Coronavirus in Egyptian prisons.
The government of President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has squeezed space for traditional media outlets and stamped out nearly all dissent as part of a wide-ranging crackdown.