Egypt releases journalist Mahmoud Hussein after four years
Al Jazeera says Mahmoud 'suffered for the past four years for merely carrying out his profession'
07 February 2021 - 23:05
Cairo — Egyptian authorities on Saturday released Al Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein who was held in pretrial detention for more than four years, his brother and a lawyer said.
Hussein, an Egyptian detained in December 2016 after arriving in Cairo from Doha on holiday, was held on charges of spreading false news, joining a banned group and receiving foreign funds...
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