Egypt: ‘Lifting emergency is just a public relations stunt’
By DW
31 October 2021 |
1:48 pm
After the end of the state of emergency decree in Egypt, analysts and human rights organisations doubt that the situation on the ground will change. A more tangible signal would be the release of political prisoners.
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