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Egyptian court releases young photojournalist Esraa el-Taweel

Published: 19 Dec 2015 - 04:05 pm | Last Updated: 05 Nov 2021 - 01:27 am
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Esraa El Taweel

DOHA: An Egyptian court ordered the release of activist and photojournalist Esraa El Taweel, reported Egyptian Streets. She was detained on charges of belonging to a terrorist organization.
According to private Egyptian newspaper Shorouk, the Cairo Criminal Court ordered the release of Esraa “for health reasons”. Meanwhile, state media Al-Ahram reports that Esraa will be placed under police surveillance pending the finalization of investigations.

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