An Egyptian court has sentenced prominent activist Alaa Abdel Fattah to five years in prison. Fattah has been an outspoken critic of the Egyptian government for years.
The formal charge against him is spreading disinformation. The activist, one of the faces of the 2011 uprising against Mubarak, was previously sentenced to prison terms and spent many years in prison. vast.
According to relatives of Fattah, he is treated badly in the cell. He should not be allowed to read books and not be allowed to leave his cell. The Egyptian authorities deny that the blogger is being treated ill in captivity.
Demonstrations
Human rights activists have previously criticized Egypt’s current president, Sisi. The former general has held power in the country since his predecessor, Islamist President Morsi, was overthrown by the military in 2013.
Activists have long accused the Sisi government of banning all voices of dissent in Egypt. According to human rights groups, tens of thousands have been wrongly detained, but the government denies that there are any political prisoners.
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