Human rights defenders in the crosshairs of Egypt

Egyptian activist Rami Shaath. (Undated photo) FAMILY HANDOUT / AFP

By: Eric Bataillon

In this pandemic period from which Egypt has not escaped, the government has intensified its repression against civil society. Many human rights defenders, already in pre-trial prison, have been charged for new, sometimes fanciful, reasons.

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This is the case of Rami Shaath , head of the BDS movement in Egypt, and very committed to defending the Palestinian cause. Her situation has greatly worsened in recent days, as confirmed by his wife Céline Lebrun Shaath.

- The Israel / Arab World cross press review.

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