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In Egypt, ‘political prisoners aren’t even recognised as humans’
Twenty-four-year old Ayatollah Ashraf was arrested from her home in the Qalyubiyah governorate of Egyptian capital Cairo on 3 October 2018. Egyptian security forces broke into the family’s home while Ashraf was sleeping, dragging her from her bed and leaving no time for her to change into outdoor clothes....
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‘There are no human rights in Egypt’
Khaled Hamdy was arrested on the 27 March 2014 from his home in Egypt. He had been working as a production manager for Egypt 25, a TV channel founded by the Muslim Brotherhood to provide live coverage of the 2011 Arab Spring. Hamdy was accused of spying for Qatar,...
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‘Palestinian women are symbols of heroism,’ says Palestine’s youngest female mayor
At just 26 years-old, Yousra Badwan is Palestine’s youngest female mayor after being elected to the post in the Azzun municipality of the occupied West Bank earlier this year. Badwan tells MEMO about her reasons for pursuing political office, and how she hopes to help her community in the...