Egypt: More than 30,000 demand release of student Oqba Hashad after nearly six years of arbitrary detention

Mother of Alaa Abdel Fattah marks six months on hunger strike

The mother of jailed Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abdel Fattah Friday marked six months without food after she launched a hunger strike last year to protest her son's imprisonment in Egypt. Laila Soueif, 68, began her protest on September 29, 2024, which she said marked the day Fattah was due to be released after completing a five-year sentence. The London-based Soueif eased her strike after nearly 160 days in March after UK Prime Minister Kei…

Egypt: More than 30,000 demand release of student Oqba Hashad after nearly six years of arbitrary detention

The Egyptian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release Oqba Hashad, an Egyptian student who has been held in prolonged pre-trial detention for nearly six years solely as punishment for his brother’s human rights activism, Amnesty International said today. This demand is amplified by a significant surge in global support, evidenced by the nearly 33,000 petition signatures gathered by Amnesty International’s Write for Rights campaig…

The Egyptian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release Oqba Hashad, an Egyptian student who has been held in prolonged pre-trial detention for nearly six years as a sanction for his brother's human rights activism work, said Amnesty International. This appeal is supported by significantly increased global support, as illustrated by the nearly 33,000 petition signatures calling for his release gathered by Amnesty International as p…