'Our Fight Is Not Over': Egyptian-Palestinian Rights Activist Ramy Shaath Freed After 900+ Days

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'I had hope, and I continue to have hope,' said freed Egyptian-Palestinian rights activist Ramy Shaath. 'I have hope for a better Middle East and a better world that we live in.' RamyIsFree FreeThemAll

Saturday that they"are relieved and overjoyed" to announce he is free after more than 900 days of"unjust detention under inhumane conditions" in Egypt.

Shaath's late mother was Egyptian and his father, a former Palestinian government minister, holds dual citizenship, according to the campaign to free the longtime activist. He co-founded Egypt's Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement, a global Palestinian-led effort promoting such actions against Israel due to human rights violations.In July 2019, the activist was arrested at his home in Cairo.

His family's statement thanked"all the volunteers, the human rights organizations, public figures, and thousands of citizens from the Arab region, diaspora, and the world who advocated for his release," as well as"the hundreds of lawmakers and government officials who publicly and privately championed Ramy's case, particularly those who have done so steadfastly and against all odds in France, Europe, and the United States.

 

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