General Sisi, Our Nasty Egyptian Ally

There was a man named Shady Habash. He was an Egyptian filmmaker. In 2018, he directed a music video that made fun of his country’s strongman, General Sisi. He was arrested and imprisoned. For two years, he was held in a maximum-security prison, without trial. He is now dead at 24.

To read about this case, consult Declan Walsh in the New York Times, here. Let me quote an interesting paragraph, just as an aside:

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There was a man named Shady Habash. He was an Egyptian filmmaker. In 2018, he directed a music video that made fun of his country’s strongman, General Sisi. He was arrested and imprisoned. For two years, he was held in a maximum-security prison, without trial. He is now dead at 24.

To read about this case, consult Declan Walsh in the New York Times, here. Let me quote an interesting paragraph, just as an aside: