A leading human rights group in Egypt says that another member of its team has been detained by the security forces – the second such arrest this week.
The Egyptian Initiative for Human Rights says that its director of criminal justice Karim Ennarah has been arrested while on holiday in the Red Sea resort of Dahab.
Breaking news:
Karim Ennarah, director of criminal justice at EIPR, arrested while on vacation in Dahab, South Sinai. He has been escorted by National Security officers to an undisclosed location around 2 p.m today.#Egypt #HumanRights— EIPR المبادرة المصرية للحقوق الشخصية (@EIPR) November 18, 2020
The group says he’s been taken to an undisclosed location by National Security officers.
On Sunday, EIPR says that its office manager, Mohammed Basheer, was arrested on charges including joining a terror group and spreading false news.
Rights groups estimate that there are some 60,000 political prisoners in Egypt.
