Sexual Attacks on Female Journos in Cairo Continue
American columnist Mona Eltahawy suffered injuries at the hands of Egyptian police
In the last few days, at least two more female journalists were sexually assaulted in Cairo while covering Tahrir square protests. American-Egyptian columnist Mona Elthaway, from New York, accused the Egyptian police of beating and groping her, and of detaining her for 12 hours.
The same day, French television journalist Caroline Sinz reported that she had been sexually assaulted in a way that “would be considered rape” by a mob of teenagers and adults. A short clip of the attack on Sinz was posted on YouTube:
The Guardian reports:
An organisation campaigning for press freedom and the safety of journalists has been forced to withdraw a statement saying that the international news media should not send women reporters to Cairo following two cases of sexual assault in the past few days.
The French branch of Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) had said: “For the time being [media should] stop sending female journalists to cover the situation in Egypt. It is unfortunate that we have come to this but, given the violence of these assaults, there is no other solution.”
The advice triggered a wave of objections from journalists. Within hours, RSF had amended its website to urge media organisations “to make the security of their reporters and local correspondents their priority”. It added: “It is more dangerous for a woman than a man to cover the demonstrations in Tahrir Square. That is the reality and the media must face it.”
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