One journalist killed, many others injured, and a Dutch reporter raped during Egyptian protests

Posted on July 1, 2013 • Filed under: Egypt, Expatriate Killed, Expatriate raped, Expatriates Injured

As posted on cpj.org, the Committee to Protect Journalists is gravely concerned about the security of journalists covering ongoing mass protests in Egypt. One journalist was killed and seven others were injured, including one raped, while covering demonstrations against President Mohamed Morsi over the weekend, according to news reports. Millions of Egyptians took to the streets over the weekend to seek Morsi’s resignation. At least 16 people were killed and 781 injured across the country on Sunday alone, according the Ministry of Health said, according to news reports. Read article

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