An Egyptian court has sentenced an Al Jazeera journalist to 15 years in absentia for spreading false news after he interviewed former presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh in 2018. .
/PRNewswire/ Following is a statement from National Press Club President Jen Judson and National Press Club Journalism Institute President Gil Klein on the.
An Egyptian emergency court Sunday sentenced former presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh to 15 years in prison for spreading false news and undermining state security. Aboul Fotouh along.
The sentencing of three prominent public opposition figures reflects the continuation of the Egyptian state's policy of imprisoning peaceful dissidents for exercising their fundamental rights.