05 June 2006: National Union of Journalists protest from 1200-1300 Outside BBC World Service Bush House, Aldwych, London The NUJ is to hold a demonstration outside Bush House, London, on Monday 5 June in support of two BBC producers - both NUJ members - who were attacked after covering a meeting of the General Assembly of the Journalists’ Syndicate in the Egyptian capital, Cairo.
The attack on Dina Samak and Dina Gameel (who had been covering the event for the BBC Arabic Service) took place at 5pm on May 25 as they were leaving the syndicate's garage, accompanied by another journalist from a weekly newspaper, Gihan Saaban, and a young trainee Karim Al Shaer.
The security agents outside the building pointed at their car and in less than a minute a taxi turned up, blocked the way, and about five thugs got out and surrounded the vehicle. Around 15 to 20 more thugs came from both sides of the street and started hitting the car, breaking the windscreen and a side window while swearing and shouting.
(For details, please see:
http://www.stopwar.org.uk/StatementonEgypt.htm )
Please also see:
National Union of Journalists http://www.nuj.org.uk
Egyptian journalists harassed as protests continue (5/27/2006)
http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/060527/2006052717.html
The attack on Dina Samak and Dina Gameel (who had been covering the event for the BBC Arabic Service) took place at 5pm on May 25 as they were leaving the syndicate's garage, accompanied by another journalist from a weekly newspaper, Gihan Saaban, and a young trainee Karim Al Shaer.
The security agents outside the building pointed at their car and in less than a minute a taxi turned up, blocked the way, and about five thugs got out and surrounded the vehicle. Around 15 to 20 more thugs came from both sides of the street and started hitting the car, breaking the windscreen and a side window while swearing and shouting.
(For details, please see:
http://www.stopwar.org.uk/StatementonEgypt.htm )
Please also see:
National Union of Journalists http://www.nuj.org.uk
Egyptian journalists harassed as protests continue (5/27/2006)
http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/060527/2006052717.html