on 20 june 2015, mansour was arrested at berlin tegel airport and held by german police at the request of the egyptian government, provoking demonstrations in germany until his release. reporters without borders called mansour's detention "egypt's terrible revenge against journalists that cross the regime," and stated that berlin was threatening to put itself "at the service of a dictatorial regime." mansour was released on 22 june. according to hans-eduard busemann of "reuters", "mansour's case has put germany in an awkward position as it tries to balance business interests and human rights."