Egyptian student still in jail because of T-shirt

Source:
Deutsche Welle
Date of source:
30 Sep 2015

On the front of the black T-shirt emblazoned with white text were the words "A Nation without torture." On the back was a picture of a police officer torturing a citizen. Mahmoud, 17 at the time, had worn the T-shirt and a scarf commemorating the January 25 revolution on his way to a protest in Cairo, unaware that it would land him in jail hours later. Tarek, Mahmoud's brother has his own story, "I was accused in March 2013 that I attacked the Muslim Brotherhood headquarters and in January 2014 I was held on charges of being part of the Muslim Brotherhood. How do you want to convince me as Tarek that I am both at the same time? The mind boggles!" Tarek Hussein "has partnered with Amnesty International to pressure the Egyptian authorities to release his brother."

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