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Egyptian Court Sentences Al Jazeera Reporter

HeadlineMay 04, 2007

In Egypt, a court has sentenced an Al Jazeera reporter to six months in prison in absentia for producing a film highlighting police torture. Howayda Taha was charged with “harming Egypt’s national interest.”

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