IFJ
26 January 2021
Global Trade Union Movement Demands Freedom for Jailed Egyptian Journalist Ahmed Khalifa
The Global Unions Federations and the International Trade Union Confederation call on the Egyptian president to order the immediate release of Ahmed Khalifa, social news editor at Egypt 360 website.
Journalist Ahmed Khalifa. Credit: Masr360
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He was charged on 16
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January with joining a terrorist group, spreading false news, and using the internet to commit a crime, and remains in detention.
The Global Unions Federations and the International Trade Union Confederation call on the Egyptian president to order his immediate release.
Before his arrest, Khalifa published several reports about workers’ strikes at the state-owned