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Al Jazeera Arabic journalist spent more than four years in detention without formal charges or trial Mahmoud Hussein's release comes less than three weeks after the inauguration of US President Joe Biden (AFP) By Published date: 6 February 2021 16:50 UTC | Last update: 1 month 2 weeks ago Egyptian authorities released Al Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein on Saturday, more than four years after he was detained on allegations of spreading false news and defaming Egypt's reputation, the Qatar-backed news network reported. In a statement...

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, und...