UN Working Group says Egyptian journalist's detention is arbitrary (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News December 31, 2018

Hisham Gaafar has been held arbitrarily since October 2015. RSF is concerned for his health and reiterates its call for his immediate release.
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