On 10 November 2005, Al Jazeera Channel issued the following statement:
“Al Jazeera journalist and presenter Ahmad Mansour was the subject of an unprovoked physical assault while in Cairo, Egypt to present a television programme as part of covering the parliamentary elections there.
Al Jazeera condemns in the strongest terms this violence against one of its journalists. We reiterate our full support for Mr. Mansour and the freedom of expression for journalists the world over.
We call upon Egyptian authorities to conduct a thorough investigation and to expose and to bring before the court the perpetrators and instigators of this shameful act.
At the same time, Al Jazeera calls on media organizations, professional bodies, trade unions and human rights organisations to condemn this attack, and to stand firmly in support of the sanctity of journalistic freedom and journalists’ right to seek the truth and inform the public.”