Red Emma’s

Since 2015, according to NGOs and watchdog groups, hundreds of people (3-4 everyday) are forceablly abducted and disapperaed by special police every day in Egypt, and spend many months  in detention with no legal recourse or contact with outside world. Often, such prisoners spend months blindfolded, handcuffed, and being physically tortured, sometimes to the point of false-confessions.These prisoners are political activists, protesters, student organizers, and other dissidents. Their crimes are speaking out, attending a demonstration, writing critical statements about the government, or being susecpted of participating in banned organizations. They are the revolutionaries who have tried to keep the flame lit after the Egyptian military overthrew the democratically-elected government in 2013, only a year and a half after the famed revolution overthrew General Hosni Mubarak.What is happening in Egypt today, and how can we stand in solidarity with those brave Egyptians organizing and fighting back under a brutal, repressive regime? Mariam, a feminist and political activist visitng Baltimore from Cairo, will speak about her experiences with the regime and the the situation facing Egyptian activists as they find ways to continue pushing against the regime.