The Egyptian authorities have censored several media website, including BBC Arabic, for reporting news about the demonstrations that broke out on Friday evening in Cairo and several governorates against El-Sisi, Middle East Monitor reports.
The websites of Al Hurra, ARIJ, and several other media outlets have also been blocked as part of a government campaign to mislead the public.
According to press and human rights observatories, more than 500 news and human rights websites have been censored in Egypt so far, without knowing the official bodies responsible for issuing those decisions and the rationale behind such a move.
Egypt witnessed after the end of Al Ahly and Zamalek Super Cup match, yesterday evening, massive demonstrations, which were attended by tens of thousands of citizens, following a sizeable widespread interaction on social media platforms, as a response to a call to rise against the regime made by actor and businessman, Mohamed Ali. Thus, Ali revealed scandals and information regarding El-Sisi’s involvement in corruption along with his state apparatuses.