Concerns Remain as Egypt Frees Activists and Critics

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Egyptian security forces stand guard outside one of the entrances of Tora prison, in Cairo, Egypt, August 2, 2015. © 2015 AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File During the last days of Ramadan, on April 24, Egyptian authorities freed around 40 unjustly detained prisoners, among them journalists, activists, and human rights defenders, many of whose families have tirelessly pushed for their release for years. While it is heartwarming to see friends and family of activist Walid Shawky, journalists Mohamed Salah and Essam Abdeen, and others posting pictures on social media of smiling…

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