Patrick Zaki, an Egyptian graduate student and human rights activist charged with spreading “fake news” in an article he published in 2019, was sentenced to three years in prison on Tuesday.
, an Egyptian graduate student and human rights activist charged with spreading “fake news” in an article he published in 2019, was sentenced to three years in prison on Tuesday. Police arrested Zaki, 32, in February 2020 when he returned to Egypt from Italy–where he was studying–to visit family. When interrogated about his activism work, authorities allegedly beat and tortured Zaki with electric shocks, according to his lawyers.
The fake news charge stems from an article he wrote titled “Displacement, Killing and Restriction: A Week’s Diaries of Egypt’s Copts,” which detailed his experiences as part of the Coptic Christian minority group in Egypt. According tothe charge is common for Egyptians who use their voice on political matters. While Zaki pleaded not guilty in 2021 and was released on bail, he was barred from leaving Egypt during his trial.
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