British-Egyptian woman arrested in Cairo over sister's activism
Eman el-Shazly, a 45-year-old British-Egyptian woman from Birmingham, was arrested in Cairo on August 16th, with her lawyers claiming the detention is politically motivated retaliation against her sister Mona's activism. Mona el-Shazly is a prominent critic of Egypt's Sisi regime who operates a UK-based YouTube channel. The UK Foreign Office is being urged to intervene and secure Eman's release from custody.
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UK urged to help free British-Egyptian ‘arrested in Cairo over sister’s activism’
Eman el-Shazly, a 45-year-old British-Egyptian woman from Birmingham, was arrested in Cairo on August 16th, with her lawyers claiming the detention is politically motivated retaliation against her sister Mona's activism. Mona el-Shazly is a prominent critic of Egypt's Sisi regime who operates a UK-based YouTube channel. The UK Foreign Office is being urged to intervene and secure Eman's release from custody.
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