Hossam bahgat biography definition

The news was confirmed on Tuesday by leaders of the Egyptian Initiative for Human Rights, which the released Hossam Bahgat founded in Bahgat, an investigative journalist, was summoned for questioning on Sunday by the military over an article he published in October about the hushed jailing of 26 army officers accused of fronting a Muslim Brotherhood coup against President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi.

Following the interrogation, he was detained and held under the jurisdiction of military prosecutors. Bahgat's prominent status as a fierce defender of human rights in a country where they appear to be under increasing threat brought swift condemnation of his disappearance and attention to the similar capture of Egyptian activists. The office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights denounced Bahgat's arrest as a violation of freedom of expression and urged his release.

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Hossam Bahgat wasn't allowed to leave his country.

Violence and instability has hit the country ahead of elections on Sunday. Amnesty slams Bahrain over activist jail time. Amnesty slams Bahrain over activist jail time Bahrain's appeals court has upheld the conviction of an activist for tearing up a picture of the king. Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has called the decision a "vindictive assault on freedom of expression.