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“Don’t worry,” says jailed Egypt rights researcher as he is driven from court

“Don’t worry,” says jailed Egypt rights researcher as he is driven from court

NADEEN EBRAHIM A jailed Egyptian human rights researcher told supporters on Tuesday not to worry, as he was driven away from a courtroom where he is standing trial in a "fake news" case that has resonated in Italy where he was based. Patrick Zaki, 30, a graduate student at the University of Bologna, has been held for 19 months since being arrested on a trip home from Italy and accused of spreading false information, over an article he wrote about the plight of Egypt's Christians. His handcuffs were removed in a courtroom cage at the start of his appearance at…
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Egyptian rights group head hopes release will help other prisoners

Egyptian rights group head hopes release will help other prisoners

AIDAN LEWIS  THE head of a leading Egyptian human rights group who was held for two weeks on terrorism charges said he hoped that the campaign to secure his release would help others still jailed on similar allegations. Activists saw the detention last month of Gasser Abdel Razek, executive director of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), and two of the group's other staff, as the latest escalation of a broad crackdown on political dissent under President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Egypt's foreign ministry had said EIPR was operating illegally, an accusation the group denies. There has been no official…
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