Egyptian Cartoonist Islam Gawish Released

1 February 2016

Cairo — Egyptian cartoonist Islam Gawish was released on Monday based on a decision by the prosecution.

Gawish faced prosecution Monday morning on accusations of publishing without license on "al-Warka" Facebook page, lawyer Mahmoud Osman told Aswat Masriya.

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