Egypt Cracks-down on Media

On Tuesday the 24th of September, Egypt's military has shut down and censored various news stations. The military went so far as to arrest certain reporters and also to ban stations from every being aired in Egypt.

As a result of the medias portrayal of the raidAl-jazeera Mubaster Misr, Ahrar 25 and Al-Yarmouk fell prey to the Egyptian military for "threatening the social peace","disseminating rumors and false, misleading reports" and inciting hatred and public disorder according to the ministry of investment information and communication technology and media. Furthermore, six out of the 10 Al-Jazeera journalists-Mohamed Badr, Abdallah Al-Shami, Wayne Hay, Adil Bradlow, Russ Finn and Haher Mohamed-are currently being detained in Egypt. In addition, clashes erupted in the coastal capital of Alexandria on Tuesday the 24th during a protest in support of the Muslim Brotherhood. According to Al-Ahram, Muslim brotherhood supporters were attacked by Alexandria's El-Seyouf region.

In light of recent events, the question has to be asked if Egypt intends to return to a democratic government or if it is to remain a military regime.If so, it can then be said that the government has gone against the peoples fundamental rights to the freedom of speech, information and to assembly.  Is Assisi's current attack on the media an attempt to keep peace among protesters and protect Egypt's image or if it an attempt to further assert his dominance?