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Student studying women’s sexual and reproductive rights, Ahmed Samir Santawy, sentenced to four years in prison

22 Jun 2021

Countries

Egypt

The actor of the backlash

Judiciary

The form of backlash

Court's ruling Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions)

Political trend

Illiberalism Anti-gender

Rights at stake and state’s obligations

Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Access to justice and right to a fair trial Sexual and reproductive health and rights

22 June 2021: Master’s student Ahmed Samir Santawy, undertaking academic work on women’s sexual and reproductive rights, was sentenced to four years in prison by a Misdemeanours Emergency State Security Court on charges of spreading “false news,” according to Amnesty International. He was interrogated about his academic research during the investigation.

See Amnesty International (June 2021).

Student studying women’s sexual and reproductive rights, Ahmed Samir Santawy, sentenced to four years in prison

Counter-responses

Online campaign with the hashtag #FreeAhmedSamir

Joint statement by 74 NGOs