Egypt's secret police arrest second prominent human rights activist this week
Karim Ennarah is the third member of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights to be detained this year.
Egyptian intelligence officers have arrested a second member of one of the country’s most prominent human rights groups this week, after detaining the organization’s administrative manager from his home in Cairo on Tuesday.
Security forces detained Karim Ennarah, director of criminal justice initiatives at the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights, in the resort town of Dahab in South Sinai on Wednesday afternoon, Mada Masr reported.
Security forces initially looked for Ennarah at his home in Cairo on Tuesday. He was later found at a beach in Dahab and taken to the local police station.
On Tuesday, an administrative director at EIPR, Mohamed Bashir, was taken from his home after midnight by security officials. He was detained for 12 hours before being referred to a trial that includes journalists and other human rights professionals on allegations of terrorism.
