Egyptian police Sunday raided offices of two Islamist websites in Cairo and closed them, allegedly for spreading false news and inciting violence against security agencies. Fourteen employees were arrested in the raids on the offices of Rasd and Yaqeen, two networks suspected of links to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, said security sources.
The arrests are also facing charges of operating without licences, according to the sources. Rasd has recently leaked video and audio messages of the army chief Abdul Fattah Al Sissi, the architect of a July ouster of president Mohammad Mursi, who belongs to the Brotherhood.
Local and international rights groups have repeatedly expressed concerns about freedom of expression in Egypt since the overthrow of Mursi, Egypt’s first freely elected president. Mursi’s toppling followed widespread street protests against his one-year rule.
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