Hundreds of journalists on Wednesday attended the general assembly held by the Press Syndicate against the backdrop of the court verdict sentencing syndicate president Yehia Qalash and two board members to two years in prison. The first topic concerns the syndicate’s conflict with the Interior Ministry, which started in May when police forces stormed the syndicate. The second topic relates to new media and press laws being drafted. “It seems that media and press laws prepared by the press community, including the syndicate, will be completely dismissed for the sake of more restrictive laws,” he said. The court set 25 December for the first session in the appeal case filed by the syndicate leaders.

Source: Daily News Egypt November 23, 2016 15:19 UTC