Egyptian activist Sanaa Seif was sentenced to a year and a half in prison on Wednesday, her sister confirmed on Twitter. The 26-year-old activist has since been placed in pretrial detention.
The activist and her mother, Laila Soueif, had been attempting to stage a sit-in in front of the Tora prison gates after they were barred from visiting Abdel Fattah or communicating with him in writing.
Seif’s arrest has been denounced by dozens of international public figures, including Hollywood actors Danny Glover, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Thandie Newton, who signed a joint statement in August calling on Egypt to release her.
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