Egyptian government orders Al Jazeera shutdown
By the CNN Wire Staff
January 30, 2011 -- Updated 1216 GMT (2016 HKT)
Al Jazeera employees at the television channel's bureau in Cairo after Egyptian
authorities announced they would shut it down.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
* NEW: The network's Arabic-language channel is off the air in Egypt
* The network says the move is "aimed at censoring the voices of the
Egyptian people"
* State media says the government is withdrawing accreditation of Al
Jazeera's staff
(CNN) -- Egyptian authorities have said they are shutting down Al Jazeera's
Cairo bureau, the network said in a statement Sunday.
"Al Jazeera sees this as an act designed to stifle and repress the freedom of
reporting by the network and its journalists," the network said. "In this time
of deep turmoil and unrest in Egyptian society it is imperative that voices
from all sides be heard; the closing of our bureau by the Egyptian government
is aimed at censoring and silencing the voices of the Egyptian people."
The network's Arabic-language channel was off the air in Egypt Sunday
afternoon, but Al Jazeera English was still on the air.
Egypt's information ministry announced Sunday that it was revoking Al Jazeera's
license and withdrawing accreditation of the network's staff, state media
reported.
"Egypt's media department has decided to shut down the Al Jazeera channel,"
said an anchor on state-run Nile TV.
Al Jazeera said it planned to continue its coverage of the unrest in Egypt.
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