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UK urged to secure release of British-Egyptian detainee
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Aug 27, 2026 at 5:10 AM ET
Summary: Lawyers for Eman el-Shazly, a 45-year-old based in Birmingham, say she was arrested in Cairo on 16 August while visiting Egypt and detained to silence her sister Mona, a critic of Egypt’s government. The UK Foreign Office has confirmed she is held at the Ramadan rehabilitation centre and her case was filed under the same number as her brothers’ cases.
WHO: Lawyers for Eman el-Shazly; UK Foreign Office
WHAT: Lawyers urged the UK Foreign Office to intervene to secure the release of Eman el-Shazly, who they say was detained in Cairo due to her sister’s activism.
WHEN: Aug 16, 2026
WHERE: Cairo, Egypt
WHY: She was detained in an effort to silence her sister Mona, a critic of the Egyptian government.
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