Director of SMA News Office in Egypt Arrives at Rome Demanding Asylum

[su_label]SMA News – Rome – Exclusive [/su_label][su_spacer size=”10″] Ala Al-Deen Omar Mohamed Al-Sygaly, southern media man and director of SMA News office in Cairo – Egypt, arrived at the Italian capital, Rome, demanding asylum. Al-Sygaly is considered a prominent media figure in the south as he worked for Aden Life and Sawt Al-Janoub TV channels. He was target for harassments that expanded to death threats. The case of Al-Sygaly represents a stage of a long series of daily violations against southern journalists, media men and activists in all fields.