Egypt authorities block access to TRT Arabi's website in an unannounced move following Morsi's death
Authorities in Egypt on Tuesday blocked access towebsite in an unannounced move, following the death of ousted president Mohamed Morsi inside a courtroom the previous day. readers from Egypt found the website was blocked from the early hours of Tuesday.
Morsi was the first democratically elected president of Egypt following Arab Spring protests against the Western-backed government of Hosni Mubarak and the military regime. He was subsequently removed from power in a bloody coup led by Abdel Fattah el Sisi, who would go on to become Egypt's president in a disputed election.Some readers were, however, able to bypass the blocks by using Virtual Private Networks and proxies.
The number of blocked platforms and websites in Egypt is on the rise, with over 500 banned websites and counting. The ban list includes news websites, blogs, as well as VPN and proxy service providers offering unrestricted and secure access to the internet without fear of surveillance.
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