美国民主党参议员克里斯·墨菲（Chris Murphy）指责特朗普政府近期豁免了埃及3.2亿美元军事援助中的人权条件，并认为这一决定直接导致了埃及当局随后对独立媒体的严厉打压。1 墨菲指出：“资金一释放，镇压就以绝对毁灭性的方式开始了。” 1 他认为此举实际上“抛弃”了埃及人民，致使该国的新闻自由遭受重创。1
作为此次争议的核心背景，国务卿马尔科·鲁比奥于今年9月以国家安全利益为由签署了上述豁免令。1 尽管美国每年向埃及提供约17.3亿美元的军事援助，且法律允许扣留其中最多3.2亿美元作为人权条件，但国务院有权基于国家安全理由进行豁免。1 在豁免令生效后，本月内发生了多起针对媒体的事件：开罗法院周二下令关闭新闻网站Madr Masa并对主编Lina Attalah处以罚款；此外，事实核查平台Matsda2sh的六名记者因被指控属于非法组织穆斯林兄弟会而在本月早些时候被捕。1
值得注意的是，此类豁免并非首次出现，拜登政府时期的国务卿安东尼·布林肯曾在2024年以加沙调解为由豁免过类似的人权条件。1
Democratic Senator Chris Murphy has accused the Trump administration of triggering a severe crackdown on independent media in Egypt by waiving human rights conditions attached to military aid. 1 Murphy stated that "the minute that money was released, the crackdown began in an absolutely devastating way," arguing that the decision abandoned the Egyptian people and destroyed press freedom. 1 The criticism follows Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s signing of a waiver in September for $320 million in defense assistance, which he justified by citing national security interests. 1
In recent weeks, authorities in Cairo have intensified their suppression of journalistic outlets. 1 A court ordered the closure of the news website Madr Masa on Tuesday and fined its editor-in-chief, Lina Attalah. 1 Additionally, six journalists from the fact-checking platform Matsda2sh were arrested earlier this month on charges of belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood, which is designated as an illegal organization. 1 While U.S. law permits withholding up to £320 million (approximately $390 million) of the annual £1.3 billion (about $1.73 billion) military aid package due to human rights concerns, it allows for exemptions based on national security grounds. 1 This is not the first instance of such waivers; former Secretary of State Anthony Blinken also invoked similar exceptions under the Biden administration in 2024, citing Gaza mediation efforts. 1
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