*[Enwl-eng] The Egyptian government executed 49 people in 10 days

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            Egypt is rounding up activists and lawyers and killing them in record numbers 
                     
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                 Amnesty International is calling it an "execution spree." In the past few months, the organization has witnessed a terrifying uptick in government executions carried out by Egyptian authorities, with no signs of abating. In two months — October and November 2020 — state officials hanged 57 individuals, more than double the number of people who were officially executed in the entire preceding year. Of these, 49 were killed in mass executions held over a period of just 10 days. Many of the prisoners who were rounded up and put to death during this reign of terror were citizens who dared to voice their own opinions. 

                  Despite the fact that the President of Egypt, Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, claims there are "no political prisoners" in the country, that is simply a lie. Scores of activists and lawyers have been detained in recent years, including three employees at a civil rights NGO who were jailed in November. Once in custody, they are typically tortured into issuing false, pre-written confessions. We need powerful voices to speak out if we are to have any hope of changing this tide. Money talks, and that's why we're calling on BP to use its position of influence to speak out now. As the largest and most powerful foreign corporation operating in Egypt, it must utilize its leverage to end this horror show. Sign the petition to demand that major foreign investors, including BP, pressure the Egyptian government to halt these executions now! 

                  Thank you for all that you do, 

                         Miranda B.
                        The Care2 Petitions Team 
                       
                           

                  P.S. All prisoners of conscience are at risk so long as Egypt is allowed to continue hanging its own people at will. Tell BP it must use its sway in Egypt to demand the government end its spree of murders! 
                  
                    
           
     





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From: Miranda B., Care2 Action Alerts 
Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2020 12:20 PM
Subject: The Egyptian government executed 49 people in 10 days.


 






 
  
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