Return of journalists to Egyptian screens raise hope of easing restrictions on media

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has reshuffled the three media bodies in charge of monitoring the performance of media outlets in Egypt, coinciding with reports about the return of prominent media figures that had been shunned in past years.
Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid, widely known as Shawkan, carries a camera at his home in the capital Cairo on March 4, 2019. - The award-winning photojournalist was released today after spending nearly six years in prison following his arrest while covering a bloody crackdown on protests, his lawyer said. Shawkan, last year received UNESCO's World Freedom Prize, dismaying the Egyptian authorities who accused him of "terrorist and criminal acts". (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP) (Photo credi
Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid, widely known as Shawkan, carries a camera at his home in the capital Cairo, Egypt, March 4, 2019. The award-winning photojournalist was released today after spending nearly six years in prison following his arrest while covering a bloody crackdown on protests. - KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images)
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A correspondent in Egypt

The heads of the three media bodies in charge of monitoring the performance of all audio, visual and written media outlets in Egypt took their constitutional oath before parliament July 5 to begin their work for the coming four years.

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi had issued a decree reshuffling the media bodies June 22.

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