He added that both activists “should not have spent one day in jail for their human rights work.” Bahgat is the executive director of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights, which represented Zaki in court.
Egypt pardons jailed activists, including two prominent rights defenders, official reports say
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CAIRO — The family of imprisoned Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah said they were allowed into the prison and saw him on Thursday and that his condition has “deteriorated severely” following a dramatic hunger strike.
Family: Egypt activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah 'deteriorated' since hunger strike
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