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#Egypt: We condemn Egypt’s Supreme State Security Prosecution for referring poet #AhmedDouma to urgent trial on charges including ‘disseminating false news’ for writing about prisons in Egypt. He must be released and charges dropped. www.pen-international.org/news/egypt-p... @penmena.bsky.social
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Egypt: Poet Ahmed Douma detained for writing an article — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
‘The imprisonment of writers and poets for their writings is a stark illustration of the fragility of autocratic regimes, and their inability to tolerate challenging ideas and opinions. No author shou...