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Calls to release Egyptian film producer Moataz Abdel Wahab from prison

Moataz Abdel Wahab, a producer who worked on Egypt’s entry for Best International Feature at next year’s Academy Awards has been imprisoned for more than 6 months, under charges of ‘belonging to a terrorist group’ and disseminating ‘fake news’
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