Opinion: Protecting press freedom needs to be priority for U.S. and EU
CPJ s Tom Gibson and Kerry Paterson reflect on how 2020 has shown the need for governments to collaborate in order to strengthen press freedom.
Alaa Abdelfattah is still waiting. For a brief window in 2019, there was hope for the smiley, curly-haired Egyptian blogger, celebrated for his work on human rights and politics, as he was released from prison. This hope vanished when he was arrested again shortly after without charges. Like dozens of journalists jailed in Egypt, Alaa is in prison simply for speaking out against those in power. And like so many other jailed journalists, there is no end in sight.