In 2018, Behairy was sentenced to three years over "insulting the military institution" and "disseminating false news", among other terrorism-related charges.
In-depth: Sisi announced plans for the national dialogue in late 2021 after nearly a decade of political stagnation and with the country facing a severe economic crisis.
Lawyer Mohamed El-Baqer, founder and director of Adalah Center for Rights and Freedoms, was detained in 2019 while representing his client, high-profile activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah, at the state security prosecution’s office.
As Muslims around the world partake in charity during the holy month of Ramadan, it is important that this extends to captives who have been politically targeted and face brutal incarceration and torture, argues Asim Qureshi.