The Arabist

The Arabist

By Issandr El Amrani and friends.

26 newspapers to go on strike tomorrow

The number of independent and opposition publications that will go on strike tomorrow, in protest of the new press law the Egyptian regime has proposed, has risen to 26.
A national boycott of state-owned publications has been called for by activists, who are to demonstrate in front of the parliament 11am tomorrow.

Correction: There's confusion around the number of strikers. While the statement says 26, other media reports say 25. I'm gonna confirm the number as soon as I can. Sorry about that...