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Timeline: The hefty price Ashraf Omar is paying for a cartoon

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Al Manassa chronicles the key events that followed the arrest, prolonged pretrial detention, and ongoing prosecution of its cartoonist Ashraf Omar

Al Manassa_ 28-5-2026

Timeline: The hefty price Ashraf Omar is paying for a cartoon

23 press and rights groups call for release of Ashraf Omar

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22-7-2025

23 press and rights groups call for release of Ashraf Omar

Detention of cartoonist Ashraf Omar renewed for 45 days

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13-5-2025

Detention of cartoonist Ashraf Omar renewed for 45 days

Calls to free cartoonist Ashraf Omar on one anniversary of detention

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21-7-2025

Calls to free cartoonist Ashraf Omar on one anniversary of detention

Ashraf Omar referred to criminal court after 16 months

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23-11-2025

Ashraf Omar referred to criminal court after 16 months

Ashraf Omar indicted on charges not previously interrogated, lawyer says

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24-11-2025

Ashraf Omar indicted on charges not previously interrogated, lawyer says

Ashraf Omar trial postponed, again, till Oct. 12

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13-7-2026

Ashraf Omar trial postponed, again, till Oct. 12

Rights groups urge Egypt to free Al Manassa cartoonist Ashraf Omar

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5-3-2026

Rights groups urge Egypt to free Al Manassa cartoonist Ashraf Omar

Arbitrary detention renewed for Al Manassa cartoonist Ashraf Omar and others

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26-8-2025

Arbitrary detention renewed for Al Manassa cartoonist Ashraf Omar and others

Outside prison, inside the sketch: A day Ashraf Omar escaped the ‘vicious cycle’

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Marking two years since cartoonist Ashraf Omar was blindfolded and taken from his home, colleagues and family gathered to confront an endless cycle of legal absurdity.

Ahmed Dahaby_ 23-7-2026

Outside prison, inside the sketch: A day Ashraf Omar escaped the ‘vicious cycle’

Ashraf Omar: A glimpse into the life of an 'ordinary guy'

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I wondered how I'd profile an ordinary guy whom I had followed his political cartoons, I thought his life wouldn't offer much for his fellow journalists to paint a portrait for him

Azza Moghazy_ 13-4-2025

Ashraf Omar: A glimpse into the life of an 'ordinary guy'

Egypt renews cartoonist Ashraf Omar's detention 45 days

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4-11-2025

Egypt renews cartoonist Ashraf Omar's detention 45 days

Al Manassa cartoonist Ashraf Omar’s trial to begin 10 May

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28-4-2026

Al Manassa cartoonist Ashraf Omar’s trial to begin 10 May

Ashraf Omar's trial postponed as security bars family from courtroom

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10-5-2026

Ashraf Omar's trial postponed as security bars family from courtroom

Editorial| A year in prison for Ashraf Omar, A year of zero political communication

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Our resolve remains unbroken. We will keep going. For in the end, justice, truth, and the boundless spirit of free expression will, inevitably, prevail.

Al Manassa_ 23-7-2025

Editorial| A year in prison for Ashraf Omar, A year of zero political communication

'Prison is not where they belong': Families urge release of political detainees

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14-5-2026

'Prison is not where they belong': Families urge release of political detainees

EJS demands release of detained journalists amid mounting pressure

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16-9-2025

EJS demands release of detained journalists amid mounting pressure

Activist Mahienour El-Massry freed after questioning on EGP50,000 bail

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19-8-2025

Activist Mahienour El-Massry freed after questioning on EGP50,000 bail

Karama Party announces sit-in to demand release of prisoners of conscience

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15-3-2026

Karama Party announces sit-in to demand release of prisoners of conscience

UN, rights groups condemn extension of Omar's detention

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9-11-2025

UN, rights groups condemn extension of Omar's detention

Over 50 parties, activists launch "Egypt Without Prisoners of Conscience"

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11-11-2025

Over 50 parties, activists launch "Egypt Without Prisoners of Conscience"

Committee to Defend Prisoners of Conscience escalates push to free detainees

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15-1-2026

Committee to Defend Prisoners of Conscience escalates push to free detainees

Journalist Ahmed Serag freed days after release order

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5-6-2025

Journalist Ahmed Serag freed days after release order

Damietta journalist arrested after criticizing local council online

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25-8-2025

Damietta journalist arrested after criticizing local council online

Family demands release of detained veteran journalist on health grounds

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13-11-2025

Family demands release of detained veteran journalist on health grounds

Elbalshy appeals for journalist pardons following Sisi clemency order

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10-9-2025

Elbalshy appeals for journalist pardons following Sisi clemency order

'They Belong Among Us': Families call for release of Egypt's political prisoners

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18-5-2025

'They Belong Among Us': Families call for release of Egypt's political prisoners

Missing Shi‘a journalist appears before security prosecution, remanded for 15 days

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16-7-2026

Missing Shi‘a journalist appears before security prosecution, remanded for 15 days

Ahead of World Press Freedom Day, journalists demand action for imprisoned colleagues

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22-4-2026

Ahead of World Press Freedom Day, journalists demand action for imprisoned colleagues

Egypt urged to release ailing journalist and an activist held for 6 years

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24-8-2025

Egypt urged to release ailing journalist and an activist held for 6 years

Editorial| Ten years of survival

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As the world marks Press Freedom Day, Al Manassa celebrates ten years of survival and independent journalism, and calls for the release of our colleague, cartoonist Ashraf Omar

Al Manassa_ 4-5-2026

Editorial| Ten years of survival

Rights groups demand screenwriter Omar Salah Marei’s immediate release

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24-5-2026

Rights groups demand screenwriter Omar Salah Marei’s immediate release

Egypt dismisses criticism ahead of UN human rights review

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2-7-2025

Egypt dismisses criticism ahead of UN human rights review

Egypt's journalists call for legal reform after El-Sisi backs access to information

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13-8-2025

Egypt's journalists call for legal reform after El-Sisi backs access to information

Journalists Syndicate backs Veto, urges dialogue instead of lawsuits

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21-8-2025

Journalists Syndicate backs Veto, urges dialogue instead of lawsuits

Egypt's FM rejects pressure on LGBTQ+ rights, citing cultural values

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25-12-2025

Egypt's FM rejects pressure on LGBTQ+ rights, citing cultural values

Sweeping calls for release of Egyptian filmmaker Omar Salah Marei

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5-7-2026

Sweeping calls for release of Egyptian filmmaker Omar Salah Marei

Filmmaker Omar Marei’s pre-trial detention renewed for ninth time

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1-9-2026

Filmmaker Omar Marei’s pre-trial detention renewed for ninth time

Rights groups slam NCHR report as selective and inadequate

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14-12-2025

Rights groups slam NCHR report as selective and inadequate

Political prisoners’ families demand general amnesty now

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7-12-2025

Political prisoners’ families demand general amnesty now

Rights group: 26 journalists detained or on trial in September

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8-10-2025

Rights group: 26 journalists detained or on trial in September

After eight-hour interrogation, journalist Rasha Qandeel released on bail

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25-5-2025

After eight-hour interrogation, journalist Rasha Qandeel released on bail

‘An attempt to silence me’: Inside Rasha Qandeel’s 8-hour interrogation

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26-5-2025

‘An attempt to silence me’: Inside Rasha Qandeel’s 8-hour interrogation

My crime: Managing a media website!

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Nora Younis's testimony on her 2020 arrest reveals her ordeal & the ongoing fight for independent media in Egypt, where journalism persists despite arbitrary charges & censorship.

Nora Younis_ 24-6-2025

My crime: Managing a media website!