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‘Disgraceful’: Egypt jails activist Douma after article on its prisons

· By Al Jazeera Staff
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An Egyptian court has sentenced prominent activist and poet Ahmed Douma to one year of prison with labour for “spreading fake news”, according to state media Akhbar al-Youm.

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