Awareness and Advocacy for Detained Egyptian Nubians in Saudi Arabia

2023-07-16 07:43:47

Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – Egyptian businessman Naguib Sawiris sparked an interaction among activists on social media following a tweet in which he questioned allegations that the Saudi authorities had arrested 10 Nubian people from Egypt, regarding whom there were previous reports from human rights organizations such as Human Rights Watch. Watch”.

The matter began with a tweet in which Sawiris said: “Anyone can tell me what is the charge?”, To which the owner of the Saud bin Hamad Al-Wateed account responded, saying: “Mr. Naguib, you can contact the Egyptian embassy in Riyadh, and they will tell you what the exact charge is, if the news is true..Twitter words, I think. It is never in your favor..Greetings.

Sawiris responded to Saud’s tweet, saying: “I know my interest, and there is no shame in inquiring, and whoever has no good in his family has no good in anyone, and the people of Nuba are among the best Egyptians. If they make a mistake, we know at least.”

The owner of the “Watan 69” account commented on a tweet in which he said: “I think the Egyptian brothers are too smart to believe you.. They know, know, and are sure that the judicial system in Saudi Arabia is firm and fair, and no one has any interference,” to which Sawiris replied, “We do not interfere, but we ask.”

CNN Arabic has reached out to the Saudi authorities for comment, with no response at the time of writing.

Human Rights Watch had claimed in a report published in March 2022: “Saudi authorities have unjustly detained 10 Egyptian Nubians for 20 months on arbitrary charges related to expression, association and terrorism.”

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