This archive report was first published on 22 September 2019.
On September 20, 2019, hundreds of Egyptians took to the streets in Cairo and other cities to demand the departure of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
Among those arrested was Mahienour El-Massry, a political activist and human rights defender, who was detained as soon as she left the State Security Prosecutor's headquarters in Cairo, according to Tarek al-Awadi.
El-Massry, a lawyer for several of those arrested during the demonstrations, has been tried and jailed twice for participating in protests.
Her latest arrest comes as Egypt has effectively banned protests under a law passed following the 2013 ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi.
El-Massry received the Ludovic Trarieux Award in 2014 for her contributions to human rights while in prison, serving a sentence for participating in a demonstration without a permit.
She was given another year-long sentence in 2015 for taking part in a sit-in during Morsi's rule.
