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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is seen on a television screen at the press center during the Africa 2018 Forum in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on December 8, 2018. An Egyptian TV presenter was sentenced to prison for an interview with a gay man on January 20, 2019. (Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)

Egyptian TV presenter sentenced to prison for interview with gay man

January 24, 2019 4:56 PM EST

New York, January 24, 2019–Egyptian authorities should drop all charges against TV presenter Mohamed al-Gheiti and stop their relentless campaign against journalists, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.