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January 14, 2016

Egypt Sentences 3 Journalists & 1 Press Freedom Activist to Prison
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In Egypt, three journalists and one press freedom activist have been
sentenced to prison on charges of belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood
and "publishing false news." Mohamed Adly with the independent newspaper
Tahrir, Hamdy Mokhtar with the website El-Shaab el-Jadeed, freelance
journalist Sherif Ashraf, and press freedom activist Aboubakr Khallaf
have all been sentenced to three years behind bars. The Committee to
Protect Journalists reports Egypt is among the world's worst jailers of
journalists.


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