Alaa Abd el-Fattah and the human rights situation in Egypt

Alle Podcasts und Audiofiles der Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung · Dec 30, 2021 · 18m

Egypt currently counts more than 60.000 political prisoners. Activist and blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah is amongst the most prominent ones and has been in and out of jail since 2011. On 20th December 2021 he was charged with “disseminating false news undermining national security” and sentenced for another 5 years in prison. His story shows that the human rights situation in Egypt can only be understood when taking political prisoners and the violation of their rights under consideration. In his recently released book, titled “You have not yet been defeated”, he addresses us – the people outside…