Al-Jazeera journalist sent back to jail by Egyptian regime
, Egyptian authorities promised to release imprisoned Al Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein after more than two years in captivity. But they have now sent him back to Cairo's feared Tora prison, just as his paperwork was being processed.The journalist’s family was waiting for him to be released when they learned late on Sunday that he would be returned to prison.
Hussein has been imprisoned in administrative detention since December 2016. The father-of-nine has not been to court to hear or defend himself against the charges against him. Authorities have instead opted for indefinite detention.
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