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Female al-Jazeera journalist is arrested in Egypt | Female al-Jazeera journalist is arrested in Egypt |
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A female freelance journalist working for the satellite news network al-Jazeera in Egypt has been arrested, the interior ministry has said. | A female freelance journalist working for the satellite news network al-Jazeera in Egypt has been arrested, the interior ministry has said. |
Rasha Gafaar was detained at a flat in the Suez Canal city of Port Said where she was allegedly sending videos to an affiliate of the Qatar-based network. | Rasha Gafaar was detained at a flat in the Suez Canal city of Port Said where she was allegedly sending videos to an affiliate of the Qatar-based network. |
Al-Jazeera has been banned from operating inside Egypt. | Al-Jazeera has been banned from operating inside Egypt. |
Four of its journalists are in prison accused of airing false news and to aiding the banned Muslim Brotherhood. | Four of its journalists are in prison accused of airing false news and to aiding the banned Muslim Brotherhood. |
The trial of three of them - Mohamed Fahmy, Peter Greste and Baher Mohamed - is set to resume on Sunday. | The trial of three of them - Mohamed Fahmy, Peter Greste and Baher Mohamed - is set to resume on Sunday. |
A fourth al-Jazeera reporter, Abdullah Elshamy, who works for the network's Arabic channel, has been detained since August but not charged. He is on a hunger strike. | |
Vote boycotted | Vote boycotted |
The interior ministry said police had raided the home of Ms Gafaar and confiscated a laptop, a mobile phone and other equipment. | The interior ministry said police had raided the home of Ms Gafaar and confiscated a laptop, a mobile phone and other equipment. |
It said her material had been aired by al-Jazeera Mubasher Misr, an Egypt-focused affiliate of the network. | It said her material had been aired by al-Jazeera Mubasher Misr, an Egypt-focused affiliate of the network. |
The ministry also accused her of being a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. | The ministry also accused her of being a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. |
Al-Jazeera officials at the channel's headquarters in Doha have not commented on the arrest, but a report on the Mubasher Misr website confirmed that she had been detained on Wednesday. | Al-Jazeera officials at the channel's headquarters in Doha have not commented on the arrest, but a report on the Mubasher Misr website confirmed that she had been detained on Wednesday. |
The report said she has been charged with filming polling stations without any voters during the country's presidential election this week. | The report said she has been charged with filming polling stations without any voters during the country's presidential election this week. |
Provisional results say former military chief Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has overwhelmingly won the vote. | Provisional results say former military chief Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has overwhelmingly won the vote. |
Correspondents say he is eager for the turnout - expected to be about 46% - to be as high as possible. Islamist and some secular groups boycotted the vote. | Correspondents say he is eager for the turnout - expected to be about 46% - to be as high as possible. Islamist and some secular groups boycotted the vote. |
Al-Jazeera has been regularly targeted by the Egyptian authorities since the 3 July overthrow of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. | Al-Jazeera has been regularly targeted by the Egyptian authorities since the 3 July overthrow of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. |
They accuse the network of broadcasting reports sympathetic to him and his Muslim Brotherhood group, which the government says is a terrorist group. | They accuse the network of broadcasting reports sympathetic to him and his Muslim Brotherhood group, which the government says is a terrorist group. |
Al-Jazeera has consistently denied the allegations. | Al-Jazeera has consistently denied the allegations. |
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