Egypt lawyers say journalist detained for 'false news'
An Egyptian researcher and freelance journalist detained upon arrival in Egypt is being investigated for spreading false news, in what his lawyers say is the latest in a crackdown press freedoms in the country.
After more than eight hours of questioning in Cairo on Tuesday, prosecutors ordered Ismail Alexandrani jailed for 15 days pending investigations, his lawyers from the Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights said in a statement.
Alexandrani is being accused of joining an illegal organization, campaigning for that organization and spreading false news with the intent of disturbing the public peace and spreading horror among people, his lawyers said in the statement that did not identify the organization in question.
