Mexican journalist Carlos Loret de Mola, the anchor of a news show on Televisa, was held for eight hours upon his arrival to Cairo, first by a group of civilian “vigilantes” and later by the army, which confiscated his cell phone, El Universal reports.
Loret de Mola initially reported the news via his Twitter account, on which he related the events at they happened: “It has started poorly: civilian ‘vigilantes’ held us in the back of a Taxi.” Later he was transferred to a military facility and his phone was confiscated.
Radio Fórmula said he was held for eight hours and was later prevented by the military from filming in a poorer district of the city.
Journalists worldwide have reported suffering violence, harassment, and arrest in Egypt, including CBS correspondent Lara Logan, who was sexually assaulted.
Note from the editor: This story was originally published by the Knight Center’s blog Journalism in the Americas, the predecessor of LatAm Journalism Review.
