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Mona Eltahawy
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I am from #Egypt, the #3 jailer of journalists in the world. On Monday a photojournalist was released after almost 6yrs in prison for photographing something the regime didn’t want seen. How is that different from this? 1st you “track” then you detain. nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Sou…
A US photojournalist was questioned because she is photographing something the US administration does not want seen.
ICYMI: the Department of Homeland Security announced this last year and when some of us called it fascist, some of you yelled at us that we didn’t know what “fascist” meant.
I am under no illusion that that was 1st time a US admin has “tracked” journalists. And it won’t be the last. Donald Trump has dictator envy. He is an authoritarian who has incited against media. Authoritarians hate journalists. #JournalismIsNotACrime
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Mona Eltahawy
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This is outrageous.
1. She was in custody. You can’t consent when you’re in police custody
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