Free Current, a new coalition of Egyptian political parties, spoke out against President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi's government for persecuting politicians in a rare act of dissent.
Rights groups and former prisoners have accused the Egyptian government of deploying brutal tactics to curb dissent, such as forced disappearances, torture and long-term detentions without trial.
The Free Current coalition was formed in June this year, comprised of an array of mostly liberal opposition parties and figures. One of its leading figures, Hashim Kassem, was detained last week following a public spat with a former government minister. According to The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights, a leading rights organization, Kassem will be tried next month with several charges including slander, defamation, and assaulting a public servant.
Gameela Ismail, rear center, leader of Egypts al-Dostour Party, speaks at a Free Current coalition presser, Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. "We need a new president, a new government, and a new parliament," said Akmal Qortam, chairman of the Conservative Party and a member of the Free Current Movement who was also at the news conference.
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