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Egypt frees Al Jazeera journalist after four years in detention for allegedly ‘spreading false news’
Egyptian authorities have released a journalist working for Qatar’s Al Jazeera television network who was held in pre-trial detention for more than four years.
Key points:
- Mahmoud Hussein had been in detention since December 2016
- Al Jazeera welcomed the news, saying no journalist should suffer what he has been put through
- His brother said a Cairo court ordered his release with “precautionary measures”
Mahmoud 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.
He was released after Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt agreed in January to restore diplomatic, trade and travel ties with…
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