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The Egyptian Hilton is currently confiscating journalist materials (notes, cameras, etc) on behalf of the gov't.

Posted by Name Withheld By Request (aka BlueKopo) Feb 3 '11, 08:07

That better rectify itself soon, or I'll be eliminating them from my future business.

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that would never happen at the paris hilton ....nm - x Feb 3, 08:18
journalists everywhere in Cairo are being targeted now. -- nm - Hotkiss Feb 3, 08:08 6
- just an fyi ... yesterday the US told all American citizens they should leave ASAP. -- nm - loosilu Feb 3, 08:09 5
  - Diva...you know who will be happy about this. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 3, 08:18 1
    - Oh yes i do. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ -- nm - Diva Feb 3, 08:47
  - yah i aw -- nm - Hotkiss Feb 3, 08:16 2
    - *saw -- nm - Hotkiss Feb 3, 08:17 1
      - Given that plus the travel advisory, you may very well be able to cancel without paying any fee. -- nm - loosilu Feb 3, 08:18
it sounds very rough for journalists right now. Have read multiple reports of journos being assaulted. -- nm - loosilu Feb 3, 08:08 15
- Yes, a Spanish correspondent has been assaulted, he's just telling it in our telly via phone. Pretty terrifying story. -- nm - celedhring Feb 3, 08:23
- I'm following three Canadian journo Twitter feeds where the last notice was that they were being detained two hours ago. No word since. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 3, 08:09 13
  - Tweets just going out about these journolists. They were held in captivity for three hours. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 3, 08:27
  - The Egyptians don't *get* world media, do they. -- nm - Reagen Feb 3, 08:14 6
    - Well, all the old tropes are coming out as the grip of power is being clinged too. "Propaganda", Israeli spys, etc. - Name Withheld By Request Feb 3, 08:18
    - apparently they are blaming media for fanning the flames, or something. - loosilu Feb 3, 08:18 4
      - Which, there might be some fairness to that comment in a strange way. One Cdn journo commented yesteday that many people felt that as soon as the... - Name Withheld By Request Feb 3, 08:20 3
        
        PS: That said, I'm not sayng the attacks on journos is at all right. Or that the propaganda isn't exaggerating. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 3, 08:22 2
        
        We can all agree that it's morally wrong. It's also really stupid, for PR reasons. -- nm - loosilu Feb 3, 08:24 1
        
        Well, if they think that the rest of the world isn't really going to do much about it, they don't rightly care about PR, right? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 3, 08:26
  - a CBC cameraman was beaten and swarmed yesterday - heard he's in rough shape. -- (link) - Andie Feb 3, 08:13 3
    - says in the article he is very shaken but no major injuries (thank goodness). The article also lists many other attacks on journos. -- nm - loosilu Feb 3, 08:17 2
      - well, on the news this morning, they reported him as taken to hospital later. *shrug* -- nm - Andie Feb 3, 08:18 1
        
        sounds terrifying, either way. -- nm - loosilu Feb 3, 08:19
  - A reporter on NPR said her group was attacked and beaten until soldiers intervened. -- nm - loosilu Feb 3, 08:10

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