Egypt's revolt met with wide support, censorship

[February 12, 2011]  LONDON (AP) -- From London to Gaza City to Seoul, the world is savoring the spectacular fall of Egypt's Hosni Mubarak, with demonstrators rallying in the thousands. But other authoritarian regimes aren't celebrating -- and some are trying to censor the news.

In China, where the ruling Communist Party ruthlessly stamps out dissent, terse media reports downplayed the large-scale pro-democracy protests in Egypt that forced Mubarak from power and instead emphasized the country's disorder and lawlessness. In oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, where coup leader Teodoro Obiang has held sway since 1979, state-controlled media was ordered to stop reporting about Egypt altogether, according to afrol.com. Nearly everywhere else, newspapers congratulated Egypt's revolution Saturday with many headlines reading: "Finally." [Associated Press] Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.