CAIRO -- Egypts most outspoken journalist Ibrahim Eissa stands to see the inside of a government prison after he lost an appeal in a controversial case over his coverage of rumors in September 2007 that President Hosni Mubaraks health was deteriorating.

CAIRO -- Egypts parliament is due to examine a new broadcasting bill in November that is of growing concern for journalists and press rights groups in the country and abroad. Broadcast journalists are already under severe threat from the government, with censorship running high.

The Cairo press referred to last September as "Black September." A total of 11 journalists received prison sentences for charges that varied from insulting the ruling National Democratic Party to insulting the president.

The Cairo press referred to last September as "Black September." A total of 11 journalists receiving prison sentences for charges that varied from insulting the ruling party National Democratic Party to insulting the president.

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