Prisoner
of conscience and human rights defender, Dr Ahmed Abdullah, had his
detention renewed for a further 15 days on 7 May. He has been detained
since 25 April solely for peacefully exercising his right to freedom of
expression.
Prisoner of conscience and head of the Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms, Dr Ahmed Abdullah,
had his detention renewed by a Cairo court for another 15 days on 7
May. He was charged in a case alongside 46 others, 19 of whom were in
detention. The court on 7 May decided to release 14 of the detained
defendants on bail while it renewed the detention of Ahmed Abdullah and
four others. Dr Ahmed Abdullah’s lawyers told Amnesty International that
they don’t have access to the casefile and are thus not able to prepare
their defence.
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