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Law enforcement officers in multiple cities continue to target reporters who cover the George Floyd protests. Read PEN America's report on #pressfreedom attacks during protest incidents: https://bit.ly/2zPTFTP. https://bit.ly/2XNshhj

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Here's our full statement. And a correction to the tweet below, as Gamal has been ORDERED released. We are awaiting news that he is free. https://pen.org/press-release/egyptian-web-designer-mustafa-gamal-ordered-freed/

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BREAKING: Mustafa Gamal, held in pre-trial detention in #Egypt, has been released. Statement from us forthcoming.

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