Court order release of journalist Hisham Gaafar

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Wed, 27 Mar 2019 - 02:33 GMT

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Wed, 27 Mar 2019 - 02:33 GMT

FILE: Hisham Gaafar

FILE: Hisham Gaafar

CAIRO – 27 March 2019: The Cairo Criminal Court ordered on Wednesday the release of Hisham Gaafar, an Egyptian journalist and human rights advocate.

A judicial case, no. 720/2015, has been opened against Gaafar, under accusations of joining the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood and of illegally receiving funds from foreign donors to support his foundations’ activities, including the Centre for Mediation and Dialogue and the Mada Foundation for Media Development (MADA).

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