The arrest and torture of Patrick Zaki, a gender and human rights researcher at the University of Bologna in Italy, upon his arrival at Cairo airport prompted angry reactions among Egyptian and Italian social media users and human rights activists. People concerned about his safety are using the hashtag #FreePatrick in an effort to bring attention to his case. Meanwhile Egyptian authorities have released a statement explaining that Zaki is ...
![A billboard reading "participating in the constitution means YES for the 30th of June and the 25th of January" is seen on Cairo’s ring road on December 16, 2013. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Egypt/000_Nic6275874.jpg?itok=KbRgpbRr "A billboard reading \"participating in the constitution means YES for the 30th of June and the 25th of January\" is seen on Cairo’s ring road on December 16, 2013. [AFP]")
