Egyptian Newspapers Stop Publication

The Guardian reports: Egyptian independent and opposition newspapers refused to publish their Tuesday editions in protest against lack of press freedom in the country’s draft constitution.

The decree, which will give President Mohamed Morsi sweeping new powers, is set for a popular referendum on 15 December.

The independent daily Al-Tahrir said in a message on its website that its decision not to publish was in order to “stand up to tyranny.”


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