Egypt court sentences three journalists to prison

‘An Egyptian court has sentenced the chairman of a journalists’ union along with two board members to two years in prison, after six months of trial, for harboring two “fugitive” journalists inside the union’s headquarters.
A court in Cairo announced its verdict in absentia against Yehia Qalash, the head of Egypt’s Press Syndicate, and Khaled al-Balshy and Gamal Abdel Rahim on Saturday after the trio abstained from appearing in court.
According to a court official, the judge also set a bail at 10,000 Egyptian pounds ($615) for each defendant, and announced that the trio can appeal the decision.’
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