Cairo accused of ‘punishment by proxy’ after British-Egyptian woman arrested over sister's activism

Cairo accused of ‘punishment by proxy’ after British-Egyptian woman arrested over sister's activism Elis Gjevori on Fri, 08/28/2026 - 14:47 Lawyers say Egypt detained Eman el-Shazly to pressure her UK-based sister into ending her criticism of President Sisi An Egyptian detention facility pictured in 2022 (Khaled Desouki/AFP) Off There is mounting alarm over the treatment of a British-Egyptian woman detained in Egypt on what her lawyers say are politically motivated…