A military court sentenced on Tuesday independent journalist and researcher Ismail Iskandarani to 10 years imprisonment on charges of joining an illegal group and reporting about the opinions of Sinai-based tribes concerning the performance of the armed forces. Iskandarani was then transferred to State Security Prosecution. He spent two years and two months in pre-trial detention and was referred to military prosecution in January 2018. About 74 university scholars and researchers from different countries demanded that Egyptian authorities release Iskandarani. Iskandarani, 32, is a socio-political researcher and investigative journalist who began working at the Paris-based Arab Reform Initiative in 2013.

Source: Daily News Egypt May 23, 2018 14:03 UTC