Egypt: Recent arbitrary practices show no intent to improve human rights situation
Detention of journalist Ahmed Gamal Ziada’s father reflects the growing trend of authorities targeting families of dissident critics.
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Detention of journalist Ahmed Gamal Ziada’s father reflects the growing trend of authorities targeting families of dissident critics.
Free Current, a new coalition of Egyptian political parties, spoke out against President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi's government for persecuting politicians in a rare act of dissent.
Akmal Qortam, chairman of Egypt's Conservative Party and a member of the Free Current Movement, said: 'We need a new president, a new government, and a new parliament.'
The Free Current coalition was formed in June this year, comprised of an array of mostly liberal opposition parties and figures. One of its leading figures, Hashim Kassem, was detained last week following a public spat with a former government minister.
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