CPJ, Partners Demand Release of Detained Shi'a Muslims in Egypt, Including Journalist Haidar Qandil
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CPJ, partners demand release of detained Shi'a Muslims in Egypt, including journalist Haidar Qandil
The Committee to Protect Journalists joined partner organizations on Wednesday to strongly condemn the arrest and enforced disappearance of at least 36 Shi’a Muslims in Egypt, including journalist Haidar Qandil, and called for their immediate release. Qandil was arrested on June 22, 2026, outside the offices of Al-Dostor newspaper in Giza, Greater Cairo, and taken...
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Algeria: UN experts demand release of arbitrarily detained journalist Hassan Bouras
On 10 July 2026, UN experts expressed deep concern over the detention of Algerian journalist and human rights defender Hassan Bouras, who faces serious risks after several weeks on hunger strike in detention. “We are deeply concerned by the ongoing arbitrary detention of Mr. Bouras, as well as the serious risks to his life, health and physical integrity,” the experts said. On 12 April 2026, plainclothes security agents apprehended Bouras outside…
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