Egypt: Release human rights lawyer detained for wearing yellow vest
(World News Egypt)

Egyptian authorities must order the immediate and unconditional release of a human rights lawyer who has been detained since 10 December for `inciting social unrest` by posting a picture of himself on Facebook wearing a yellow vest, said Amnesty International ahead of a hearing to renew his pre-trial detention tomorrow. Mohamed Ramadan shared the image after Egyptian authorities restricted sales of the vests - similar to those worn by demonstrators in France - in a bid to prevent copycat protests in Egypt. `Mohamed Ramadan`s detention over a Facebook post mocking government restrictions on the sale of yellow vests is utterly absurd. His case highlights the extreme measures Egyptian...