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The Cairo Criminal Court ordered yesterday the release of human rights activist Amal Fathy under probationary measures, Al Shorouk reports<\/a>. Fathy had been detained on charges of \u201cspreading false news\u201d and belonging to a terrorist group. The activist is still facing a two-year prison sentence in a separate case pertaining to her controversial Facebook video, in which she spoke about her experience with [redacted] harassment. Italian outlet ANSAmed<\/a> \u2014 which notes that Fathy is the wife of one of the consultants to Giulio Regeni\u2019s family \u2014 and Amnesty International<\/a> also took note of yesterday\u2019s ruling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Cairo Criminal Court ordered yesterday the release of human rights activist Amal Fathy under probationary measures, Al Shorouk reports. Fathy had been detained on charges of \u201cspreading false news\u201d and belonging to a terrorist group. 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