The Cairo Appeal Court has adjourned the appeal filed by journalist and novelist Ahmed Nagy against his two-year prison verdict to 18 December. In November, the North Cairo Court rejected the appeal filed by Nagy to cancel the two-year imprisonment verdict; it was his third rejected appeal. However, the prosecution appealed the court verdict. Several activists have condemned Nagy’s imprisonment, saying it is unconstitutional. The international writers association, PEN, severely criticised the imprisonment of Nagy, it also condemned the deterioration of freedom of expression in Egypt.

Source: Daily News Egypt December 04, 2016 14:55 UTC