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Egypt deports, detains hundreds of activists in Cairo, preventing them from joining Gaza convoy
This comes as the Egyptian Foreign Ministry released a statement on Thursday confirming it would not allow entry of the Resilience Convoy, which is set to become a march on foot from Egypt to Rafah, without the necessary permits.
March spokesman Seif Abu Kishk claimed some 200 foreign activists were arrested upon arrival at Cairo airport or at their hotels. The nationalities included Moroccan, French, Algerian, Tunisian Swedish and Danish.
Arabic-language Swedish outlet AlKompis confirmed that Issam Al-Jishi and Muhammad Shaaban from Sweden, and Ziad Shaker and Karim Shaker from Denmark, were among the list of those deported. It added that some Dutch activists were also deported.
Issam Al-Jishi told AlKompis, "The Egyptian authorities decided to deport us because they knew we intended to participate in a demonstration, even though we declared we were coming for tourism."
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-857505March spokesman Seif Abu Kishk claimed some 200 foreign activists were arrested upon arrival at Cairo airport or at their hotels. The nationalities included Moroccan, French, Algerian, Tunisian Swedish and Danish.
Arabic-language Swedish outlet AlKompis confirmed that Issam Al-Jishi and Muhammad Shaaban from Sweden, and Ziad Shaker and Karim Shaker from Denmark, were among the list of those deported. It added that some Dutch activists were also deported.
Issam Al-Jishi told AlKompis, "The Egyptian authorities decided to deport us because they knew we intended to participate in a demonstration, even though we declared we were coming for tourism."