Egypt has become a major prison for critics: Amnesty Intl

In a statement, Amnesty International condemned the crackdown and detention of protesters in Egypt and said Egypt had become a major prison for critics.

Iran PressAfrica: Amnesty International said in a statement that the Egyptian government should respect the right to freedom of expression and assembly and stop "repressive measures" against the protesters.

Egypt has witnessed widespread anti-government demonstrations in recent days. Egyptian protesters are calling for President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to step down.   

 New protests have begun in Egypt at the invitation of a former actor and contractor Mohammed Ali, who now lives in Spain. 

The former actor, Mohammed Ali, has urged the Egyptian people to publicly protest against the Egyptian government by exposing the corruption of  Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and his family.

Anti-government and anti-Sisi demonstrations in Egypt began on 20 September.

According to Egyptian media, at least 1909 people have been arrested during the protests so far. In recent months, many international organizations and human rights bodies have criticised president al-Sisi's performance with regards to social and political freedoms and human rights abuses in Egypt.

“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 on 25 September.

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