Update: 30 June Set as Date of Verdict for Shawkan

The Cairo Criminal Court has set 30 June as the date for issuing the verdict in the Rabaa Dispersal case against journalist and prisoner of conscience Mahmoud Abu Zeid “Shawkan” and 738 other defendants. The verdict will come after Shawkan has been held in pre-trial detention for 1781 days.

The Cairo Criminal Court has set 30 June as the date for issuing the verdict in the Rabaa Dispersal case against journalist and prisoner of conscience Mahmoud Abu Zeid “Shawkan” and 738 other defendants. The verdict will come after Shawkan has been held in pre-trial detention for 1781 days. 1) TAKE ACTION Write a letter, send an email, call, fax or tweet:

• Urging the Egyptian authorities to drop all charges against Mahmoud Abu Zeid, and to release him immediately and unconditionally as he is a prisoner of conscience detained solely for doing his journalistic work;
• Calling on them to protect Mahmoud Abu Zeid from torture and other ill-treatment, pending his release, and provide him with any healthcare he may require;
• Calling on them to order an independent and effective investigation into allegations that he has been tortured or otherwise ill-treated while in custody, and bring those responsible to justice in fair trials without recourse to the death penalty.

Contact these two officials by 30 June, 2018:

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi Office of the President Al Ittihadia Palace Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt Fax: +202 2391 1441 Email: [email protected] Twitter: @AlsisiOfficial Salutation: Your Excellency

Ambassador Yasser Reda, Embassy of Egypt 3521 International Ct NW, Washington DC 20008 Phone: 202 895 5400 Fax: 202 244 4319  -OR-  202 244 5131 Email: [email protected] Contact Form: http://www.egyptembassy.net/the-embassy/ambassadors-corner/ Salutation: Dear Ambassador

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