Egyptian journalist faces terrorism charges after entire newsroom detained
Calls for release of six Matsadaash staff after one is charged, while whereabouts of other five remain unknown
TL;DR
- Journalist Mohamed Ashraf charged with terrorism and spreading false news.
- Six journalists from the independent platform Matsadaash were detained.
- Rights groups condemn the arrests as an attack on press freedom.
- The Egyptian Journalists Syndicate staged a sit-in demanding the release of the detained journalists.
- The arrests occurred shortly after the US waived human rights conditions on military aid to Egypt.