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Irish Delegates visit Cairo to try and secure Irish mans release

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19-09-2017, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

"He was engaged in my mind in a political protest"

"Halawa was arrested and detained at a demonstration in Cairo in August 2013 held in support of the Muslim Brotherhood"

"He and his sisters took part in protests held against the ousting of then president Mohammed Mursi."

http://www.thejournal.ie/ibrahim-hal...80216-Jan2017/
https://www.rte.ie/news/special-repo...brahim-halawa/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41310237
Their trip coincided with violent anti-government protests in Cairo, staged in support of the ousted President Mohammed Morsi.
The family was sheltering in the Al-Fath mosque in the city on 17 August 2013 when the building was stormed by the Egyptian security forces.

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