New York Times Journalists Arrested In Egypt: Report

UPDATE; The journalists have now been released.

Two New York Times journalists have been arrested in Egypt, a correspondent for the Associated Press is reporting.

Hadeel Al-Shalchi, a Middle East correspondent for the wire service, tweeted on Thursday that "2 visiting NYT journos been arrested." Al-Shalchi then tweeted that the journalists have been taken into "protective custody" by the military.

The uprising in Cairo has proved to be intensely dangerous for journalists--many have been arrested, roughed up and otherwise targeted by pro-Mubarak forces and the Egyptian military and police.

Al Jazeera is also reporting that two of its journalists were attacked at the Cairo airport.

Developing...

Comments

[Boopsie2008]

11:45 PM on 02/04/2011

No, you're right, Glenn. As a graduate of Harvard with a Ph.D in international relations, two years at the London School of Economics, and twenty years in the State Department, you are eminentlyf qualified to analyze the Middle East's politics and upheavals.

Then again, if you dropped out mid-way from the one and only course you took at Yale, they you're talking through your hat. With elephantine halitosis.

[Boopsie2008]

11:47 PM on 02/04/2011

Oops, sorry, accidentally flipped screens and posted to the wrong article.

[Adam616]

03:40 PM on 02/03/2011

If it's Tom Friedman and David Brooks, keep 'em!

[repugnicansfearme]

02:26 PM on 02/03/2011

It's too bad Judy Miller does not work there anymore--- prisoner swap!!!

[1donewrong]

01:49 PM on 02/03/2011

This is news worthy?? The story is Egypt and the Egyptians not a bunch of journalists rounded up who cares

[gubblebumm]

02:02 PM on 02/03/2011

Its news because the story of the Egyptian people will not get out with out reporters there to report. Once you take away the 4th estate, more evil can be done. Its also newsworthy, as the rounding up of reporters, the scaring of reporters, etc, may be a sign of something big coming from the government, if they are willing to send out thugs to beat reporters and try and get the reporters to leave, then there is probably a larger plan.

[1donewrong]

09:51 PM on 02/03/2011

then it isn't a grass root demonstration if it can be turned off this easily. Guess we barak to go there and apologize I'm sure its W's fault

[db08]

02:26 PM on 02/03/2011

The reason we know about Egypt and the Egyptians is because of journalists who risks their lives to tell us what is going on and to show us. If they disappear, the many sides of the truth disappears.

[1donewrong]

05:26 PM on 02/03/2011

we knew about it 5 days before all the reporters parachuted in this is about ratings and trying to "make a story" not reporting

[AgingLady]

01:35 PM on 02/03/2011

CNN says Mubarak gov is involved in rounding up of reporters.

[olitenup]

01:49 PM on 02/03/2011

Of course he is. He is also paying the thugs that are causing the injuries and looting. He is a nasty man.

[AgingLady]

01:33 PM on 02/03/2011

We 'condem' but we have what...given Mubarak 28 billion over the years? We think we give for development of an economy but we end up giving for dictator military development.

[ilikemusic]

11:38 AM on 02/03/2011

Journalists were arrested at last year's G20 conference in Toronto but nobody seemed to care.

Why is injustice in Egypt more important than injustice in Canada?

[Robert Cantor]

11:01 AM on 02/03/2011

Note there are no Faux Newser Journo's getting involved in this?

[KsWrangler]

11:17 AM on 02/03/2011

They don't have journalists because they don't do news.

[Robert Cantor]

01:00 PM on 02/03/2011

But it SAYS NEWS right in the title
are you saying that all of Fox News is premised on a lie?

[ckinsobe]

05:18 PM on 02/03/2011

There are:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/03/fox-news-greg-palkot-hospitalized-egypt_n_818311.html

[northbronx]

11:01 AM on 02/03/2011

It's only "protective" of the regime; I hope they don't permanently disappear. I hope their translators, drivers, secretaries, and all associated families are okay, too.

[robjh1]

10:17 AM on 02/03/2011

Did we doubt this wouldn't happen? Everyday on the news journo's were asking if the crowd had turned on those reporting the news or if there was anti-American protest. I think the US was wise to start advising people to get out while they could.

[gardenkitty]

10:01 AM on 02/03/2011

How telling that the protests were peaceful until Mubarek "supporters" (quotations appropriate, they are probably being paid for their efforts) got into the mix.

[CHMB]

10:00 AM on 02/03/2011

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/932295--cbc-cameraman-beaten-by-mob-in-egypt?bn=1

A CBC French Cameraman was attacked, as well.

BBC Journalists were interrogated for three hours by the secret police.

Mark Kelly of CBC was attacked.

From Reporters Without Borders;

http://en.rsf.org/international-media-does-not-02-02-2011,39461.html

[CHMB]

10:02 AM on 02/03/2011

There is also this about a Belgian Reporter;

http://en.rsf.org/egypt-belgian-reporter-arrested-and-02-02-2011,39458.html

More comprehensive listing of reporters from the earlier chaos in Egypt;

http://en.rsf.org/egypt-journalists-targeted-by-police-27-01-2011,39411.html

[CHMB]

10:03 AM on 02/03/2011

And another;

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ml_egypt_journalists

[Doug Johnson Hatlem]

09:52 AM on 02/03/2011

CBC reporter on the ground has tweeted that a Globe and Mail journalist is also reported to have been arrested.

[db08]

09:40 AM on 02/03/2011

Given what happened to Anderson Cooper, this may be true. However, the have escorted them to a safe place instead. Ihope the are well.

[democles]

01:25 PM on 02/03/2011

Really were you there with them in this safe place?

[db08]

01:39 PM on 02/03/2011

I meant to write "that they could have escorted them to a safe place instead of taking them into custody" As you have implied, that is probably not so.

[NanaMex]

09:00 AM on 02/03/2011

Hope the journalists are really in 'protective custody' and won't be found dead somewhere. I am still hoping that the military is trying to keep the peace.