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A JOURNALIST'S STORY: Abdalla Hassan, Egypt: "Now is not a good time to be a journalist in Egypt"

Abdalla Hassan, an Egyptian journalist and former RISJ Journalist Fellow, on his experiences working within Egypt's 'red lines' of censorship. He describes how, before the 2011 'Arab Spring', social media offered hope, but now, he argues, social media is increasingly being used as a tool for further repression in Egypt's tightly controlled media environment.