Algerian human rights lawyer faces prison time for Facebook post
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July 4, 2024: MENA Rights Group sends an urgent appeal to several UN special procedures mandate holders regarding the situation of Omar Boussag.
February 26, 2024: The Essania court sentences Boussag to six months in prison in absentia.
June 13, 2022: Boussag is charged with “inciting an unarmed gathering” and “insulting a constituted body”.
May 7, 2021: Boussag publishes a Facebook post about a peaceful assembly of civil defence personnel.
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Abdelrahman Al-Qaradawi is an Egyptian-Turkish citizen living and working in Turkey. He is also a well-known poet, artist and activist of Egyptian descent whose creative work reflects his thoughts, opinions and concerns about political and social issues across the Middle East and North Africa region.