Urgent Action Update: Trial Of Nubian Activists Adjourned (Egypt: UA 249.17)

On 30 January, the State Security Emergency Court adjourned the trial of 32 Nubian activists to 27 February, where a sentence is expected. If convicted, they could face up to five years in prison.

1) TAKE ACTION
Write a letter, send an email, call, fax or tweet:

Drop all charges against the 32 Nubian activists as they are solely charged for their peaceful exercise of their human right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly;
Repeal the decrees stipulating that crimes under protest laws are referred to State Security Emergency Courts, and ensure everyone convicted of a criminal offence has the right to appeal and have the conviction and sentence reviewed by a higher tribunal;
Promptly initiate an independent, impartial, and effective investigation into the death of Gamal Sorour with a view to bring anyone suspected of criminal responsibility to justice, without resorting to the death penalty.

Contact these two officials by 16 March, 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
Fax: 202 244 4319 -OR- 202 244 5131
Phone: 202 895 5400 I
Email: [email protected]
Salutation: Dear Ambassador

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