Yousef Eldaly, 19, was arrested on charges of joining a terrorist group. Eldaly should have been starting his first year at university, but has instead spent 16 months behind bars. His sister broke her silence on social media, citing his worsening mental state. At leastpeople have been arrested for protesting Israel’s attack on Palestinians, according to the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) “All those detained in solidarity now face charges under the Anti-Terrorism Law,” a lawyer at EIPR told OCCRP.
Source: OCCRP, 2025-09-02; https://www.occrp.org/en/news/dozens-of-arrests-one-message-human-rights-advocacy-is-a-crime-in-egypt