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Galal EL-BEHAIRY

Arrested in March 2018, he continued to be held without  trial at the end of the year despite fully serving an unjust three-year sentence followed by two years in…

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Ashraf OMAR

Cartoonist and translator Ashraf Omar, arrested in July 2024, remained held in pre-trial detention on bogus national security charges at the end of the year. Security forces stormed…

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Alaa ABD EL-FATTAH

Alaa Abd El-Fattah, an  award-winning writer and Honorary Member of English PEN, remained arbitrarily imprisoned at the end of the year,  despite fully serving an unjust…

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Boualem SANSAL

Boualem Sansal, 75, is a dual national,  award-winning French-Algerian writer held on national security charges. On 16 November 2024, Algerian authorities arrested Sansal…

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