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Egypt: Journalist Hossam Bahgat Released from Detention

HeadlineNov 10, 2015

In Egypt, a leading journalist and human rights activist has been released following his controversial detention this weekend. Hossam Bahgat was detained after publishing a report on the secret convictions of 26 military officers accused of plotting a coup against the government of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. His detention sparked international condemnation. We’ll go to Egypt for more on his case later in the broadcast.

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