Al Jazeera correspondent Wayne Hay, cameraman
Adil Bradlow, producers Russ Finn and Baher Mohammed are currently being
detained by Egyptian authorities.
They have been held since Tuesday. Wayne,
Adil, Russ and Baher were in Cairo covering events.
The arrests follow the detainment of Abdullah
al-Shami who was performing his duties as an Al Jazeera correspondent when he
was arrested after the raid of Rabaa Adawiya on the fourteenth of August, along
with Mohamed Badr, a cameraman for Al Jazeera Mubasher Misr who has been held
for more than one month.
These arrests are part of what Reporters Without
Borders has called "growing hostility" towards journalists in Egypt.
There has also been a campaign against Al
Jazeera in particular, as the channel's offices were raided last month and
security forces seized equipment which has yet to be returned.
Al Jazeera calls for the Egyptian authorities
to release all our staff unconditionally along with their belongings and
equipment.
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