Leila FadelAs demonstrations and violence in Egypt intensify, it has been reported that two journalists from the Washington Post have been arrested by Egyptian authorities:
We have heard from multiple witnesses that Leila Fadel, our Cairo bureau chief, and Linda Davidson, a photographer, were among two dozen journalists arrested this morning by the Egyptian Interior Ministry. We understand that they are safe but in custody and we have made urgent protests to Egyptian authorities in Cairo and Washington. We’ve advised the state department as well.
The Post also reports that the pair’s translator, Sufian Taha, was also brought into custody. The U.S. State Department has described the arrests of journalists as a “concerted campaign to intimidate” members of the press from reporting from the scene. At this point, eight people have been killed in connection with the demonstrations over the last two days.
