Egypt's security forces harass activists into silence, Amnesty says
The report said the National Security Agency threatened human rights defenders with arrests and prosecutions, and questioned them about their political activity on social media.
Amnesty International on Thursday accused Egypt’s National Security Agency of attempting to harass and intimidate human rights defenders into silence.
The London-based rights group interviewed 28 people who said that the NSA, which handles terrorism and political cases, threatened them with arrest and prosecution unless they attended police interrogations. The report says the intimidation tactics have increased over the past two years, with thousands of activists impacted.
Those summoned were questioned about their political views, including opinions expressed on social media. If they failed to show up for questioning, their homes were raided, Amnesty said.
Interviewees told Amnesty they were “living in constant fear of being detained by the NSA,” and as a result, most were too scared to participate in political activities. Some are now in exile.
