source: Al Bawaba; AFP; FJ Portal; The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders; AP; International Christian Concern
actor1: Police Forces of Egypt (2014-)
actor2: Civilians (Egypt)
location: Cairo
notes: On 23 November 2019, police officers arrested prominent activist in Cairo (Al Wayli, Cairo) and he was reportedly subjected to torture during his interrogation in custody. The activist one of the founders of Maspero Youth Union, a Coptic rights organization on terrorism charges and was posting videos of sectarian violence in southern Egypt prior to his arrest.