The Arab Spring snaps back

In the run-up to July's third anniversary of the Egyptian revolution, the security services have been aggressively clamping down on messengers of discontent. In a region where anniversaries routinely trigger protest, and protest has come to symbolize the Arab Spring's call for dignity, rig...

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Published in:Index on censorship 2016-07, Vol.45 (2), p.51
Main Author: Jayasekera, Rohan
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Anniversaries
Control
Mass media
Revolutions
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Summary:In the run-up to July's third anniversary of the Egyptian revolution, the security services have been aggressively clamping down on messengers of discontent. In a region where anniversaries routinely trigger protest, and protest has come to symbolize the Arab Spring's call for dignity, rights, freedom and liberty, and regime change, Egypt's media have been targeted ahead of the key date. Jayasekera looks at how the media in the Arab world is dealing with the aftermath of revolution and how the state is reasserting its control, from Egyptian judges calling for death sentences for journalists to TV stations being shutdown in Bahrain.
ISSN:0306-4220
1746-6067