Charged with ‘violating public modesty’ for sexual content in his novel The Use of Life, Naji served 10 months in prison in 2016. After a prolonged legal battle, his sentence was overturned in May 2018. Once a travel ban was lifted, Naji was able to live and write in exile. In 2019, he became a fellow at the Black Mountain Institute, and in 2023, he published Rotten Evidence, a memoir of his prison experience in Cairo’s Tora Prison.
Ahmed Naji
Is case active: Yes
Country:Egypt
Region:Middle East and North Africa
Gender:Male
Status:Displaced/In Exile