Mahienour El-Masry

Detention Watch Victim
Date updated
Jan 24, 2022
Gender
Female
Age group
18-35
Nationality
Egyptian
Profession
Lawyer and Human rights defender
Profession Category
Human Rights defender
Background of detention
  • Released
Violations
  • Arbitrary detention
  • Poor detention conditions
  • Recycling
  • Repeated detention
Methods of torture
  • Psychological torture
Place of detention

Latitude: 30.194184677352663

Longitude: 31.117716646572266

Place of detention (linked Detention place)
Area of Al qanatir Al khayriya prison
Date of Arrest
Sep 22, 2019
Place of Arrest
In front of the State Security Prosecution Premises
Identity of forces carrying out the arrest
  • state security
Was S/he trialed?
No
Cases Numbers
Summary

She was arrested by the National Security Force upon her exit from the State Security Prosecution headquarters in Cairo, where she attended investigations in her capacity as a lawyer with a number of those who were arrested during the September 2019 demonstrations. She was brought before the prosecution, which accused her under Case 488 of 2019. Since her arrest on September 22, 2019, her detention has been repeatedly renewed. Recently, she was charged in connection with a new case 588 of 2020. Mahienour was released on July 18, 2021

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