The Egyptian National Security Agency reportedly arrested Zaki, interrogated him about his time in Italy and his human rights work, and took him to an undisclosed location.[1] He has been detained on charges including “disseminating false news” and “inciting to protest”.[3] According to his lawyer, National Security Agency (NSA) officers kept him blindfolded and handcuffed throughout his 17 hours’ interrogation at the airport and then at an undisclosed NSA location in Mansoura, where they questioned him about his human rights work and what he was doing in Italy. During interrogation, he was frequently threatened, beaten on his stomach and back and tortured with electric shocks.