Johnson offers words of praise to Egypt's leader despite repression

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Banning of BBC and crackdown on protests seemingly not on agenda at PM’s talks with Sisi
The prime minister, Boris Johnson, lavished praise on Egypt at a bilateral meeting with its president, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, in New York, hours before the UK hosted a global media freedom conference with Amal Clooney, the UK’s special envoy on media freedom.
Sisi has just instigated a fresh massive crackdown on journalists following the outbreak of protests against corruption in Egypt. Continue reading...

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