Egyptian Ministry of State for Information and Digital News Outlets Ban Photography at Citizen Funerals

Egyptian Ministry of State for Information and Digital News Outlets Ban Photography at Citizen Funerals

Egypt’s Ministry of State for Information, alongside editors-in-chief of licensed digital news outlets in Egypt unanimously approved a total ban on photographing citizen funerals and condolence gatherings on Monday, 21 September. The joint resolution was announced during a meeting chaired by Diaa Rashwan, Minister of State for Information, at the ministry’s headquarters in Cairo. Editors…