gasser

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Shortly after it became apparent that Biden had won the 2020 U.S. election, Egypt began releasing some political prisoners, including three directors of the well-respected Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights — Gasser Abdel-Razek, Kareem Ennarah and Mohamed Basheer.

From Salon

The decision to extend Zaki’s detention came authorities last week freed three EPIR’s senior staff members, including the group’s its executive director, Gasser Abdel-Razek.

From Washington Times

The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights tweeted Sunday that a Cairo court handling terrorism-related cases ordered a temporary freeze of “all personal assets and property” of the three members, including Executive Director Gasser Abdel-Razek.

From Washington Post

The three men — Gasser Abdel-Razek, the Initiative’s executive director; Kareem Ennarah, its criminal justice director; and Mohamed Basheer, its administrative manager — were arrested at different times beginning in mid-November, becoming the latest casualties of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s wide-ranging campaign to stifle dissent in Egypt.

From New York Times

The trio — Gasser Abdel-Razek, Karim Ennarah and Mohamed Basheer — work for the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights, one of the few remaining rights groups in Egypt, where President Abdel Fatah al-Sissi has waged a massive crackdown on opponents and activists alike.

From Washington Post