Calls grow for release of jailed poet al-Qaradawi after arrest in Lebanon
1 week ago

Calls grow for release of jailed poet al-Qaradawi after arrest in Lebanon

Al Jazeera  

Egyptian activist Abdul Rahman al-Qaradawi was held due to an Egyptian arrest warrant, a Lebanese official said. Al-Qaradawi, also a poet and the son of the late spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, was arrested over the weekend due to an Egyptian arrest warrant, a Lebanese judicial official said. The warrant was “based on an Egyptian judiciary ruling” sentencing al-Qaradawi in absentia to five years of prison time on charges of “opposing the state and inciting terrorism”, the official said. Lebanese authorities “will ask the Egyptian authorities” to transfer Abdul Rahman al-Qaradawi’s file for examination, the judicial official said, requesting anonymity due to not being authorised to speak to the media.

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Lebanon to deport detained son of late Muslim Brotherhood leader to UAE
2 days, 2 hours ago

Lebanon to deport detained son of late Muslim Brotherhood leader to UAE

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s cabinet voted Tuesday to deport to the United Arab Emirates an Egyptian activist and poet detained by Lebanese security forces after crossing the porous border from Syria last month. Abdulrahman al-Qaradawi, who is an outspoken critic of Egypt’s government who had been residing in Turkey, reportedly visited Syria to join celebrations after the downfall of President Bashar …

Egyptian activist al-Qaradawi’s family appeal to Lebanese PM for release
4 days, 19 hours ago

Egyptian activist al-Qaradawi’s family appeal to Lebanese PM for release

Al Jazeera  

The family of Egyptian opposition activist Abdul Rahman al-Qaradawi has called on Lebanese authorities to immediately release him, as fears grow that he will be deported to Egypt, where he is wanted by the law. Al-Qaradawi’s family members issued a press release on Sunday saying that they had sent a letter to Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati asking him to …

Egyptian ex-MP planning presidential bid says relatives arrested
1 year, 8 months ago

Egyptian ex-MP planning presidential bid says relatives arrested

Al Jazeera  

Former Egyptian MP Ahmed Eltantawy says relatives and friends arrested in advance of an intended presidential election bid. Egyptian authorities have arrested two male relatives and three friends of former Member of Parliament Ahmed Eltantawy, he said, shortly before his announced return home before an intended presidential election bid. Nabeh Elganadi, a lawyer for the independent Egyptian Initiative for Personal …

Rights group calls for ‘immediate release’ of Egyptian protesters
5 years, 3 months ago

Rights group calls for ‘immediate release’ of Egyptian protesters

Al Jazeera  

At least 74 people have been arrested in rare protests calling for the removal of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. A leading rights group has called for the “immediate release” of those arrested in Egypt following rare protests on Friday demanding the resignation of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. “President el-Sisi’s security agencies have time and again used brutal force to crush …

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