WorthyNewsBot Posted May 27, 2016 Group: Bots Followers: 3 Topic Count: 39,879 Topics Per Day: 6.46 Content Count: 44,313 Content Per Day: 7.18 Reputation: 986 Days Won: 2 Joined: 06/06/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted May 27, 2016 By Joseph DeCaro, Worthy News Correspondent (Worthy News) - A well-known Egyptian human rights activist was arrested at his home in Cairo last week. According to International Christian Concern, Mina Thabet -- an advocate for Egypt's Christian community -- had been arrested for membership in a "terrorist group" that practices illegal public assembly. Thabet was just one in a series of arrests last month in Egypt following protests about its government's decision to relinquish the Red Sea Islands to Saudi Arabia. William Stark, regional manager for South Asia, said ICC condemned Thabet's arrest and the charges against him. "While Egypt has reason to heighten security concerning terror cells, they should be working with human rights activists and not against them...." No related posts. View the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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