Iran Press/Africa: “The government of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is clearly shaken to its core by the outbreak of protests and has launched a full-throttle clampdown to crush demonstrations and intimidate activists, journalists, and others into silence,” said Najia Bounaim, North Africa Campaigns Director at Amnesty International.
“The world must not stand silently by as President al-Sisi tramples all over Egyptians’ rights to peaceful protest and freedom of expression," Bounaim added according to Amnesty International official website.
North Africa Campaigns Director at Amnesty International noted, "Instead of escalating this repressive backlash, the Egyptian authorities must immediately release all those detained for peacefully exercising their rights to freedom of expression and assembly and allow further protests on Friday to go ahead.”
Hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets across Egypt since Friday in a rare show of public dissent against Abdel-Fatah al-Sisi’s rule.
Almost 500 people have been detained in Egypt in the past few days after protests against alleged government corruption.
Since President Sisi seized power in 2013, authorities have essentially banned any form of street protests for six years. 101
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