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We've been -- it's been a difficult day, let's just say that for reporters on the ground. an extraordinary thing happened today. there's a state run television channel which has a news program called nile tv. one of their main anchoring resigned saying she no longer wanted to be part of this disinformation, essentially. she joins us now. her name is shahira. also joining me is heather moray with human rights watch, which has also come under great pressure here. shahira, why did you give up your job as an anchor? >> anderson, i've been with state television since 1989, and i worked with nile tv...

They've done something that my generation couldn't do. so here are the youth putting their lives on the line for the future of this country. and i just couldn't betray them -- >> i'm sorry. sorry for the satellite delay. i'm not trying to interrupt you heather moray is with us from human rights organization. >> a group of egyptian human rights activists, together with my colleagues, and two researchers from amnesty international were -- [ inaudible ]

Sorry for the satellite delay. i'm not trying to interrupt you. heather moray is with us from human rights organization. what has happened to you, to your organization? >> i think what we saw yesterday is in addition to journalists, human rights workers are also coming under attack. a group of egyptian human rights activists, together with my colleague, daniel williams, and two researchers from amnesty international were -- [ inaudible ] a lot of these young activists have gone over the past couple of years, and especially since tuesday. so it's not surprising that the military police chose to...

journalists don't like to become the story but they have been made the story here in the last 24 hours. systematically, we have seen journalists attacked, cameras taken down. we would like to be showing you instead of this strange image of us sitting on the floor in dim lighting, we would like to be showing you live pictures of what's happening in liberation square right now, but we can't because our cameras have systematically been taken down through threats, intimidation, through actual physical attacks. there are no live cameras that we can get access to right now. we do have eyes...

who have gone to ground here in cairo and that's the situation we're facing. journalists don't like to become the story but they have been made the story here in the last 24 hours. systematically, we have seen journalists attacked, cameras taken down. we would like to be showing you instead of this strange image of us sitting on the floor in dim lighting, we would like to be showing you live pictures of what's happening in liberation square right now, but we can't because our cameras have systematically been taken down through threats, intimidation, through actual physical attacks. t...