2011-01-30 Egyptian government orders Al Jazeera shutdown

According to Al Jazeera and confirmed by CNN the Cairo offices of Al Jazeera have been ordered shut down by Egyptian authorities. A statement from Al Jazeera in part states:

Al Jazeera sees this as an act designed to stifle and repress the freedom of reporting by the network and its journalists," the network said. "In this time of deep turmoil and unrest in Egyptian society it is imperative that voices from all sides be heard; the closing of our bureau by the Egyptian government is aimed at censoring and silencing the voices of the Egyptian people

The live coverage currently being shown on Al Jazeera live, is feed taken from Egyptian state television.

More coverage can be found here: Al Jazeera

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