Popular blogger released
Publish date: 19 October 2020
Issue Number: 895
Diary: IBA Legalbrief Africa
Category: Egypt
An Egyptian blogger and satirist has been released after spending more than two years in detention. Shadi Abu Zeid was arrested on charges of spreading false news and belonging to a terrorist group. BBC News reports that Abu Zeid began publishing his satirical programme, The Rich Content, on YouTube and Facebook in 2015. It featured satirical comments and street interviews highlighting a variety of social issues. In recent years, hundreds of activists and bloggers have been convicted for spreading false news and helping the now banned Muslim Brotherhood group.
