1.0Association of Freedom of Thought and Expressionhttps://afteegypt.org/ensomaya magdyhttps://afteegypt.org/en/author/somayarich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="uiCQJ1ebuG"><a href="https://afteegypt.org/en/advocacy-en/2026/07/13/41542-afteegypt.html">Ahead of the Appeal Verdict, Civil Society Organizations Worldwide Call for Ahmed Douma’s Immediate Release</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://afteegypt.org/en/advocacy-en/2026/07/13/41542-afteegypt.html/embed#?secret=uiCQJ1ebuG" width="600" height="338" title="“Ahead of the Appeal Verdict, Civil Society Organizations Worldwide Call for Ahmed Douma’s Immediate Release” — Association of Freedom of Thought and Expression" data-secret="uiCQJ1ebuG" 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/2026/07/website-Ahmed-Douma.jpg928515  The undersigned civil society organizations from around the world call on the Egyptian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Egyptian activist, poet, and writer Ahmed Douma. On 16 July 2026, the Fifth Settlement Misdemeanors Appeals Court is expected to issue its verdict on Douma’s appeal against the one-year prison sentence handed down on 3 […]