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October 20, 2017

Egypt frees Irish student after four-year ordeal

The Egyptian authorities have released an Irish citizen who was arrested at a protest at the age of 17, and who had been facing a death sentence.
September 19, 2017

Irish student acquitted after four years in Egyptian prison

Irish student Ibrahim Halawa was arrested in 2013 for taking part in a protest. He has been acquitted following a mass trial involving almost 500 defendants.
August 18, 2017

Irish student enters fifth year of Egyptian detention

A student from Dublin has entered his fifth year of detention in Egypt. Ibrahim Halawa, who was a juvenile when he was arrested, faces the death penalty.

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