Ahmed Maher (youth leader)

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Ahmed Maher (

Egyptian revolution of 2011 demonstrations in Egypt in 2011.[1] He is a civil engineer[2] who works for a construction firm in New Cairo
.

Along with Asmaa Mahfouz, he founded the April 6 Youth Movement in Spring 2008.[3] Maher attempted to organize several demonstrations after April 2008.[4] However, his efforts were hindered both by interference from Egyptian security forces[5][6] and internal divisions within the April 6 movement. In June 2010, Maher helped organize a protest against the killing, by Egyptian police, of Khaled Said, a young resident of Alexandria. Maher has expressed support for the potential bid of Mohamed ElBaradei for the Egyptian presidency.[7]

He appeared in the 2011

BAFTA award-winning film, How to Start a Revolution
.

Maher was detained on 29 November 2013 for holding a demonstration against a new Egyptian protest law. On 22 December 2013, together with other opposition leaders

Mohamed Adel and Ahmed Douma to three years in prison and a fine of LE50,000 and maintains that Interim President Adly Mansour should issue these and other detained individuals a pardon.[13] The Constitution Party has expressed solidarity with the detainees and their families and requested that the interim President Adly Mansour issue a pardon to Ahmed Maher, Mohammed Adel, and Ahmed Douma, as well as to Loay Abdel Rahman, Omar Hussein, Islam Ahmed, and Nasser Ibrahim.[14]

In 2014 he wrote an article for The Washington Post'' titled "The U.S. is supporting oppression in Egypt".[15]

On 4 January 2017, he was freed that evening after completing his 3 years jail term.[16] His lawyers state that provisory freedom was given their client and that he could be confined at the police station overnight at the discretion of authorities.[17]

References

  1. ^ David Wolman, Did Egypt Detain a Top Facebook Activist? , Wired, 2 February 2011
  2. ^ CyberDissidents.org,Ahmed Maher Archived 2011-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ISBN 9780190257385
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  4. ^ Sherif Mansour, Egypt's Facebook showdown, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2008
  5. ^ Liam Stack,Egypt detains Facebook activists – again, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 July 2008
  6. ^ David Wolman, Cairo Activists Use Facebook to Rattle Regime, Wired, 23 July 2008
  7. ^ Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Profile of Ahmed Maher Archived 2011-02-07 at the Wayback Machine, (accessed on 8 Feb 2011)
  8. ^ Fahim, Kareem (December 22, 2013). "In Blow to Leadership of '11 Revolt, Egypt Activists Are Given 3 Years in Prison". The New York Times.
  9. ^ Ashraf, Fady (December 22, 2013). "Three years in prison for activists". Daily News Egypt.
  10. ^ U.S. State Department: Press Release, December 23, 2013
  11. ^ Ministère des Affaires étrangères: Press Release, December 23, 2013
  12. ^ Lawyer: Egypt Activists Beaten in Courthouse
  13. ^ "Presidential candidate demands release of 'revolution activists'". Ahram Online. 7 April 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  14. ^ "Constitution Party requests President Mansour to pardon arrested activists". Egypt Independent. 7 April 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  15. ^ "The U.S. is supporting oppression in Egypt". The Washington Post. 7 February 2014.
  16. ^ "Egypt youth activist Ahmed Maher released from prison". BBC News. 5 January 2017.
  17. ^ Al Jazeera and news agencies. (5 January 2017). "Egypt frees 2011 uprising activist Ahmed Maher" Al Jazeera website Retrieved January 14, 2017
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