Trial of Mohamed Ramadan: "It suits the Egyptian regime to have a public debate around a photo"

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Egyptian singer Mohamed Ramadan receiving African Fan's Favorite Award at the 2019 All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) in Lagos, November 24, 2019 AFP / File

By: Florent Guignard

7 min

The trial of Egyptian actor and rapper Mohamed Ramadan has opened in Cairo's summary court.

The star is accused by a lawyer of having "offended the Egyptian people" by appearing in a photo with an Israeli singer.

To talk about it, Wadih Al-Asmar, president of EuroMed Rights, a network that brings together nearly 80 human rights NGOs in the north and south of the Mediterranean.

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