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- ↑ Egyptian journalist detained, disappears in state custody, February 20, 2018.
- ↑ Urgent Action: Egyptian Defenders and Journalists Detained, Amnesty International, 2 April 2018.
- ↑ "Esraa Abdelfattah: Egypt activist freed after nearly two years". Al Zajeera. 2021-07-18. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
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