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UK Urged to Intervene in Egyptian Detention
The UK Foreign Office has been asked to intervene after a British-Egyptian woman was reportedly detained in Cairo for her sister’s activism. Lawyers claim she was arrested as part of an effort to silence critics of the Sisi regime.
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The Guardian
Lawyers claim Eman el-Shazly, from Birmingham, was detained in effort to silence her sister, a critic of Sisi regimeThe UK Foreign Office has been asked to intervene to secure the release of a British-Egyptian woman who it is claimed has been arrested in Cairo because of her sister’s polit
2026-08-27 08:00 UTC