Activist Aya Hijazi leaves prison: Defense lawyer

Wed, 19 Apr 2017 - 12:51 GMT

Tahir Abu al-Nasr, lawyer of Aya Hijazi, who was acquitted of human trafficking charges, confirmed that she was already released on Tuesday.

FACTBOX: Activist Aya Hijazi’s detention and acquittal

Sun, 16 Apr 2017 - 04:48 GMT

The Cairo Criminal Court acquitted today activist Aya Hijazi, founder of Belady NGO, along with seven other defendants after acquitting them of charges of human trafficking, after three years of detention.