Egypt: Sudanese Journalist Arrested Over Alleged Social Media Post

It has been a week since Attaf Mohamed Mokhtar was arrested and still no allegations against him have been made public by the Egyptian authorities.

Mokhtar, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper Al-Sudani, fled Sudan with his family and settled down in Cairo after the civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), began in April 2023. He is known for being a vocal critic of the role of external powers supporting the RSF and interfering in…