Dutch journalist accused of 'fabricating news' in Egypt
In an exclusive interview with Al-Monitor, Dutch reporter Rena Netjes describes the plight of journalists in Egypt and why she had to leave.
AMSTERDAM — Dutch journalist Rena Netjes has fled Egypt after it emerged she was one of 20 journalists accused last week of “fabricating news” and being party to an alleged terrorist plot.
“If the Egyptian authorities had arrested me, I don’t know what I would have done. Conditions in Egyptian prison cells are horrible. As a woman, you are also afraid of getting raped, especially if you are labeled as a terrorist," Netjes told Al-Monitor Feb. 5, one day after her arrival in the Netherlands.
