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Omaha Steve

(99,055 posts)
Mon Jul 6, 2020, 08:20 PM Jul 2020

American student released after 486 days in Egyptian prison

Source: AP

CAIRO (AP) — An American medical student detained without trial in an Egyptian prison for nearly 500 days has been freed and returned to the United States, the U.S. State Department said on Monday.

The release of Mohamed Amashah, a dual Egyptian-American citizen from Jersey City, New Jersey, followed months of pressure from the Trump administration, according to the Freedom Initiative group, which advocated on his behalf.

“We welcome the release of U.S. citizen Mohamed Amashah from Egyptian custody, and thank Egypt for its cooperation in his repatriation,” the State Department said.

The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman, Sen. Jim Risch of Idaho, said he’d personally raised the issue of “unjustly detained Americans” with Egypt’s foreign ministry last week.



In this image provided by the Freedom Initiative Mohamed Amashah is greeted by family members upon arrival at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Va., on Monday, July 6, 2020. The American medical student detained without trial in an Egyptian prison for nearly 500 days has been freed and returned to the United States, the U.S. State Department said on Monday. (Bushra Soltan/Freedom Initiative via AP)


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American student released after 486 days in Egyptian prison (Original Post) Omaha Steve Jul 2020 OP
Reason for his arrest: holding an Arabic sign that read, "Freedom for all the political prisoners." sakabatou Jul 2020 #1
The irony is thick; he became babylonsister Jul 2020 #3
So they took a 23 year old college kid from New Jersey and kept him in prison for a year and half FM123 Jul 2020 #2
I'm sure mf45 will take credit for it as a campaign ad kimbutgar Jul 2020 #4

babylonsister

(170,960 posts)
3. The irony is thick; he became
Mon Jul 6, 2020, 09:33 PM
Jul 2020

a prisoner because of his sign. I'm glad he's out, and don't mess with Egypt.

FM123

(10,050 posts)
2. So they took a 23 year old college kid from New Jersey and kept him in prison for a year and half
Mon Jul 6, 2020, 08:54 PM
Jul 2020

for "misusing social media" and "aiding a terrorist group" because he held up a sign that says “Freedom for all the political prisoners.”
This makes me so incredibly sad and incredibly angry all at once!

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