Egypt / Detained September 16, 2023 UPDATE: Hisham Kassem was released from prison on February 20, 2024, after completing his 6-month sentence. On September 16, 2023, an Egyptian court sentenced Hisham Kassem, a prominent publisher and democracy advocate, to six months in prison over charges that stemmed from an online spat with the former Minister of...| #SetThemFree
Over 60 human rights organizations from across the world have signed the below open letter to show solidarity with the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights and urge that Egyptian authorities immediately and unconditionally release Karim Ennarah, Mohammed Basheer, and Gasser Abdel-Razek. We stand in solidarity with the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR). We...| #SetThemFree