by Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa al-Omrani
"CAIRO - Egypt's parliament ratified legislation earlier this month outlawing public demonstrations in or near religious establishments. While government officials say the move is meant to preserve the inviolability of Egypt's mosques and churches, critics say the new law aims to further stifle freedom of expression.
"The goal of the new law is obvious: to stop people from holding political protests," Mohammed Abdel Qaddous, a prominent member of the Muslim Brotherhood opposition movement and head of the Freedoms Committee at the Egyptian Journalists Syndicate, told IPS. "The move is entirely in keeping with the behavior of a police state."......"
"CAIRO - Egypt's parliament ratified legislation earlier this month outlawing public demonstrations in or near religious establishments. While government officials say the move is meant to preserve the inviolability of Egypt's mosques and churches, critics say the new law aims to further stifle freedom of expression.
"The goal of the new law is obvious: to stop people from holding political protests," Mohammed Abdel Qaddous, a prominent member of the Muslim Brotherhood opposition movement and head of the Freedoms Committee at the Egyptian Journalists Syndicate, told IPS. "The move is entirely in keeping with the behavior of a police state."......"
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