The United Nations has condemned the "increasingly severe clampdown and physical attacks" on journalists by Egyptian authorities, with particular reference to three Al Jazeera reporters held for more than a month.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights released a statement saying the clampdown on the media posed a threat journalists who are now unable to operate freely.
Spokesman of the Commission, Rupert Colville said: "In recent months, there have been numerous reports of harassment, detention and prosecution of national and international journalists as well as violent attacks, including several that led to injuries to reporters trying to cover last weekend’s third anniversary of the Egyptian revolution."
The Egyptian Prosecutor-General intends to try 16 local and three foreign journalists working for Al Jazeera for "aiding a terrorist group" and "harming the national interest"
The Al Jazeera journalists - Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed have been held in custody for more than a month without charge.
Al Jazeera has demanded the immediate release of their journalists.
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