Egyptian security forces stand guard outside a Cairo court during a high-profile trial in January 2018. Prosecutors in August ordered four journalists to be detained on charges of false news and belonging to a banned group. (Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany)
Egyptian security forces stand guard outside a Cairo court during a high-profile trial in January 2018. Prosecutors in August ordered four journalists to be detained on charges of false news and belonging to a banned group. (Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany)

Egypt extends detention period for four journalists held as part of mass trial