Mohamed El-Baqer is an Egyptian lawyer and human rights defender. He is the director of the Adalah Center for Rights and Freedoms, which promotes civil and political rights in Egypt and offers legal aid to political detainees and prisoners of conscience. His arrest seemed to be connected to his legitimate activities as a lawyer. He remains in pretrial detention on charges of ‘joining and financing a terrorist organization, ‘defamation’, and ‘using social media for illegal activities’.
Additionally, Mohamed El-Baqer was arbitrarily added to Egypt’s ‘terrorist list’ on 19 November 2020 for a period of five years. This ruling by the Cairo Criminal Court includes restrictions such as a travel ban and a freeze of assets for a period of three years.
Two years since the arrest of Mohamed El-Baqer – Lawyers for Lawyers
Mohamed El-Baqer is an Egyptian lawyer and human rights defender. He is the director of the Adalah Center for Rights and Freedoms, which promotes civil and political rights in Egypt and offers legal aid to political detainees and prisoners of conscience. His arrest seemed to be connected to his legitimate activities as a lawyer. He remains in pretrial detention on charges of ‘joining and financing a terrorist organization, ‘defamation’, and ‘using social media for illegal activities’.
Additionally, Mohamed El-Baqer was arbitrarily added to Egypt’s ‘terrorist list’ on 19 November 2020 for a period of five years. This ruling by the Cairo Criminal Court includes restrictions such as a travel ban and a freeze of assets for a period of three years.
Two years since the arrest of Mohamed El-Baqer – Lawyers for Lawyers
