The Egyptian dictatorship is increasingly paranoid which explains why it continues to detain, arrest and torture so many Egyptian citizens, but now they are increasingly in the habit of detaining foreign nationals that dare to raise their voice for Gaza. US citizen Travis Randall, who lived in Egypt and was involved in solidarity activity for Gaza, was recently deported from the country
Thanks to the Coventry Telegraph
A COVENTRY family are on their way home after being detained in Egypt for a week.
Diplomats in Cairo have successfully negotiated for Manal Timraz and her two sons to return home after border control refused to let them leave at the end of their two-week holiday, claiming it was a “matter of national security”.
Ms Timraz, who says she was humiliated, insulted and treated like a terrorist, says the Egyptian authorities now claim it was a case of mistaken identity.
They are due back in Coventry today.
Speaking from Cairo yesterday, Ms Timraz said: “The Egyptian authorities didn’t want to give any explanation but say it’s a case of mistaken identity – a similarity of names. I don’t think they want to say what the real reason is.”
Ms Timraz, who is of Palestinian descent, launched a humanitarian campaign from Coventry after losing 15 relatives in the bombing of Gaza earlier this year.
Egypt’s English language newspaper, The Daily News, claims her family’s detention follows “a series of similar incidents involving individuals stopped at Cairo Airport who have participated in pro-Gaza activity.”
Thanks to the Coventry Telegraph
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