Egyptians targeted by Sisi regime share their stories

Two individuals whose families have been targeted by the government of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi were among those who spoke at a June 5 press conference organized by Egyptian Americans for Democracy and Human Rights at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. Georgetown University professor Emad Shahin, one of 120 individuals (including ousted President Mohamed Morsi) sentenced to death by an Egyptian court on May 16, warned that Egypt is rapidly becoming a fascist state. This assessment is based on academic criteria, the political scientist said, and not his personal disapproval of the Sisi regime. According to Shahin, in addition to being unscrupulous Egyptian courts also are incompetent.