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  • NameAhmed Douma
  • RoleWriter, poet and revolutionary activist
  • CountryEgypt
  • Arrested6 Apr 2026
  • StatusImprisoned (serving sentence)
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Egyptian writer and central figure of the January 25 revolution. Pardoned by President al-Sisi in August 2023 after nearly ten years in prison; questioned on fresh false-news charges in September 2025 and released on bail, then detained on 6 April 2026 and sentenced on 3 June 2026 to one year in prison, a sentence upheld on appeal on 16 July 2026.