American Held in Egypt Prison Dies After a Hunger Strike

By artappraiser on Mon, 01/13/2020 - 11:35pm |

After six years of protesting his innocence from an Egyptian jail, and despite vocal support from top Trump officials, American citizen Moustafa Kassem died on Monday following a hunger strike. https://t.co/RWplT0KPDs via @NYTimes
— Declan Walsh (@declanwalsh) January 14, 2020

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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/13/world/middleeast/egypt-prisoner-moustafa-kassem-dies.html

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Senator Van Hollen:

Mustafa Kassem was unjustly jailed in Egypt for years. His death was entirely avoidable—but instead of pressuring Egypt to release Americans like Mustafa, Trump called President Sisi his “favorite dictator.” Inaction is unacceptable when American lives are at stake. pic.twitter.com/1DZpIcdpzU
— Senator Chris Van Hollen (@ChrisVanHollen) January 16, 2020