Thursday, January 27, 2011

Guardian Journalist Arrested and Beaten Alongside Protesters in Egypt, Secretly Records Ordeal

MOST OF DEMOCRACY NOW! WITH AMY GOODMAN TODAY
IS ABOUT THE UPRISING IN EGYPT



"In Egypt, running battles between police and anti-government protesters continued into the early hours of Thursday morning. Police have arrested up to 1,200 people, including a number of journalists. Among them was Guardian reporter, Jack Shenker. He was arrested and beaten by plainclothes police on Tuesday night and shoved into a truck with dozens of other people. He managed to keep his dictaphone with him and recorded what was happening as the truck carried them outside of Cairo. We play some of the dramatic audio and speak to him live by telephone....."

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