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Egypt military frees prominent activist reporter Bahgat: NGO

Published: 10 Nov 2015 - 03:57 pm | Last Updated: 01 Nov 2021 - 02:02 pm
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Cairo: Egypt's military on Tuesday freed prominent rights defender and reporter Hossam Bahgat, a day after his detention sparked calls for his release from the United Nations, a rights activist told AFP.

"He called me and said he's been released from the military intelligence building," said Gasser Abdel-Razek, executive director of the Egyptian Initiative For Personal Rights group that Bahgat founded.

AFP