Al Jazeera has condemned the continued imprisonment without charge of its journalist Mahmoud Hussein by the Egyptian authorities.
Wednesday marks four years that Hussein has spent “in prison under arbitrary and illegal detention by the Egyptian authorities”, the network said in a statement.
“Hussein remains detained without formal charges nor trial, making his detention period a violation of both Egyptian and international laws.”
Mahmoud Hussein was arrested on December 23, 2016, while visiting his family for a holiday.
“Since then, he has suffered, both physically and mentally, under the arbitrary imprisonment of the Egyptian authorities,” Al Jazeera said.
During his time in prison, Mahmoud Hussein’s detention has far surpassed the maximum period for pre-trial detention, violating both Egyptian and international law.
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The employee, April Christina Curley, is a queer Black woman who was hired in 2014 as a diversity recruiter to “fundamentally shift the relationship (or lack thereof) that Google had with Historically Black Colleges and Universities.” Advertisement Hide
I m finna tell yall why @Google fired me- their MOST successful diversity recruiter in the history of their company- with the receipts to support that statement. Real Abril (@RealAbril) December 21, 2020
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