From the Daily Star Egypt:
Members of the country’s blogging community have said there is a marked increase in the arrests and detainment of online writers expressing their views on religion and society.
Bloggers are being increasingly targeted by state authorities because they provide truthful accounts on events in contrast to state-owned media and press outlets, which often tend to distort the real story, blogger and journalist Hossam El-Hamalawy said.
“In today s Egypt, many journalists and reporters read the blogs before monitoring Egyptian press and media to find out what is happening in the country.