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Egypt arrests commentator Ahmed Douma over article and posts

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Washington, D.C., April 7, 2026 — The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Egyptian authorities to immediately release political commentator Ahmed Douma, who was arrested on April 6 at the Supreme State Security Prosecution headquarters following a six-hour interrogation, which ordered his detention for four days pending investigation.



Douma is facing several charges, including publishing “false news and rumors inside and outside the country that would disturb public order,” stemming fro

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