Statement: AFTE Submits a Petition to the Public Prosecutor Calling for the Release of Journalist Khaled Mamdouh for Lack of Legal Basis - Association of Freedom of Thought and Expression

1.0Association of Freedom of Thought and Expressionhttps://afteegypt.org/ensomaya magdyhttps://afteegypt.org/en/author/somayaStatement: AFTE Submits a Petition to the Public Prosecutor Calling for the Release of Journalist Khaled Mamdouh for Lack of Legal Basis - Association of Freedom of Thought and Expressionrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ciAml48J2r"><a href="https://afteegypt.org/en/advocacy-en/2026/05/03/40826-afteegypt.html">Statement: AFTE Submits a Petition to the Public Prosecutor Calling for the Release of Journalist Khaled Mamdouh for Lack of Legal Basis</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://afteegypt.org/en/advocacy-en/2026/05/03/40826-afteegypt.html/embed#?secret=ciAml48J2r" width="600" height="338" title="“Statement: AFTE Submits a Petition to the Public Prosecutor Calling for the Release of Journalist Khaled Mamdouh for Lack of Legal Basis” — Association of Freedom of Thought and Expression" data-secret="ciAml48J2r" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://afteegypt.org/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://afteegypt.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG-20260430-WA0001-1.jpg928515The Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) condemns the ongoing detention of journalist and TV presenter at MBC channels, Khaled Mamdouh, who has been held in custody since 16 July 2024, and calls on the Public Prosecutor to promptly order his release. AFTE has submitted a petition to the Public Prosecutor, registered under […]