Local journalists protest detentions in Egypt


KUALA LUMPUR: Scores of journalists defied the midday heat to participate in a protest themed “Journalism is not a crime” at the Jalan Ampang and Jalan Tun Razak intersection.

The gathering on Thursday was organised by local Al-Jazeera staff  in solidarity with four of their colleagues who are currently detained in Egypt.

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