Amal Fathy

Date of Birth: 1 September 1984
Field: Defending human rights
Status: Detained
Reason for detention: Speaking out against sexual harassment
Circumstances of detention:

On 9 May, Amal Fathy posted a video on her Facebook page in which she shared her experience of sexual harassment, highlighted the prevalence of the issue in Egypt, and criticized the government’s failure to protect women. The police raided Amal Fathy’s home on the same day at around 2.30 AM.
The police then detained her at Maadi police station, Cairo, along with her husband and their three-year-old child. Her husband and child were released three hours later.
Egyptian authorities ordered her detention in two different cases, but she was released on bail in one of the cases on June 19, however she remains detained in the other.

Charges: Joining a terrorist group, publishing false news, and promoting terrorism through social media.
Date of detention : 11 May 2018
Days spent in detention: XXX