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Your Excellency,

I am writing to demand the immediate release of Tawfiq Ghanem, retired journalist; former regional director of Anadolu Agency in Cairo and former editor in chief of IslamOnline, currently detained in Egypt since 21 May 2021, and an end to all reprisals tied to this case.

In brief: Tawfiq Ghanem is a retired Egyptian journalist, a former regional director of Anadolu Agency in Cairo and former editor in chief of IslamOnline. Arrested in May 2021 and held in pretrial detention since then on terrorism-related charges, he is now on trial.

I respectfully urge your authorities to:
  1. Release Tawfiq Ghanem immediately and unconditionally;
  2. Drop all charges related to the peaceful exercise of fundamental rights;
  3. Ensure unrestricted access to legal counsel, family, and adequate medical care while in detention;
  4. Provide Tawfiq Ghanem with immediate, independent medical evaluation and the full treatment that condition requires, including transfer to an independent civilian hospital if necessary.

I will continue to monitor this case until Tawfiq Ghanem is free.

Respectfully,

[Your name]
[Your city, country]
8 November 2026

Suggested recipients

Egyptian Embassy (London) United Kingdom [email protected]
UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders United Nations · OHCHR [email protected]
UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention United Nations · OHCHR [email protected]
EU EEAS Human Rights Division European Union [email protected]