Cairo, July 29, 2025 (AFP) - Egypt charges ex-political prisoner with spreading fake news: lawyer

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2025-07-29

Egyptian poet and former political prisoner Ahmed Douma was charged with spreading fake news on Tuesday, his lawyer told AFP, two years after he received a presidential pardon. Douma was summoned to the offices of state security prosecutors, where he was questioned for seven hours before being charged with "broadcasting false news within and outside the country," in reference to "four posts on X," his lawyer Nabeh Elgenadi told AFP. He was releas......

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