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Egyptian Grad Student Gets 3-Year Sentence for ‘Fake News’ Charge

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The charge stems from a 2019 article that detailed his experiences as part of the Coptic Christian minority group in Egypt.

A picture of Patrick Zaki, who has been sentenced to three years in prison on a charge of spreading fake news in an article he published in 2019 about his experiences as part of the Coptic Christian minority group in Egypt.
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