Latest in Tag: Ahmed Nagy Highlight
Latest in Tag: Ahmed Nagy
Court removes novelist Ahmed Nagy from travel ban list
He was charged with publishing ‘obscene sexual content’
Nagy’s appeal on 2-year prison verdict adjourned to 2 April
The novelist was granted a release in December 2016 pending trial; he is prohibited from travelling until the court rules in his case
Novelist Ahmed Nagy granted temporary release after court suspends prison sentence
The writer will be subject to a travel ban until a hearing in his appeal case takes place in January 2017
Ahmed Nagy’s appeal on imprisonment verdict adjourned to 18 December
Nagy was previously acquitted from charges of harming public morale, however, the prosecution appealed the acquittal decision
In Cartoon: From Ahmed Nagy to Naguib Mahfouz: literature on trial
Court rejects appeal to release novelist Ahmed Nagy for 3rd time
The novelist was accused of publishing and writing an article with “obscene sexual content”
Ahmed Nagy to complete 2-year prison sentence following appeal rejection
Writer accused of harming public morale after publishing chapter of his book in a newspaper
Court rejects appeal to release novelist Ahmed Nagy
Nagy was imprisoned in February on charges of publishing obscene sexual content
Plea to suspend imprisonment verdict against novelist Ahmed Nagy
Defence lawyers of jailed journalist and novelist Ahmed Nagy filed a plea Tuesday to suspend the sentence of imprisonment until an appeal against the verdict is reviewed by the court. The plea stated that the verdict is marred by faulty application of the law. Bulaq Criminal Court sentenced Nagy Saturday to two years in prison …
In Video: Conference to express solidarity with the beleaguered novelist Ahmed Nagy
Video by Ahmed Hendawy Editing by Omar Korashi
PEN calls for immediate release of Nagy and ‘all detained writers and journalists’
It called for appeals to be sent to Egyptian authorities to demand the release of Nagy and “all other writers and journalists currently detained in Egypt in connection with their peaceful exercise of their right to freedom of expression
Cultural newspaper stands in solidarity with Nagy, publishes blank front page
The cover page of the magazine, which is widely circulated in local cultural and artistic scenes, displayed just three words in Arabic, which translated into “No to the trial of imagination”
Ahmed Nagy: the widening chasm between constituted authority and ad hoc governance
The constitution allows for freedom of expression, but in practice, the state is denying them: Mossaad
Media, publishers decry assault on freedom of expression after Nagy’s sentencing
Novelist Ahmed Nagy was sentenced to two years in prison on Saturday for “immoral” content in his book
Novelist Ahmed Nagy handed 2 years in prison after initial acquittal
Court also ordered EGP 10,000 fine for editor of Akhbar Al-Adab for publishing Nagy’s article
Ahmed Nagy’s verdict is a victory for freedom of expression: AFTE
The institution released a statement that strongly supports the verdict
Novelist Ahmed Nagy acquitted
Nagy was charged with writing “obscene” sexual content
Ahmed Nagy’s trial postponed to 2 January for Verdict
Journalist was charged with publishing an article with obscene sexual content
Writer, editor’s trial adjourned to 12 December
Constitution does not define “violating sanctity of public morals”, so how can it be violated, says AFTE
This artwork is about shoes!
Nagy comes from a family of shoe-makers, and for two consecutive generations his family excelled in one of the nation’s main micro-industries.