Today marks Egyptian-American activist Mohamed Soltan’s 411th day on hunger strike. Just two days ago, on March 9, in the Cairo Criminal courtroom, sat Soltan in a wheelchair, microphone in one hand and a two-page written speech in the other, addressing the court regarding the “Rabaa Operations Room” trial. Read more about Soltan’s trial and medical state here Upon request from his lawyers, Soltan was “allowed to address the court from outside the soundproof cage where defendants are kept during their ‘hearings’” according to the Free Soltan Facebook page. The back of Soltan’s wheelchair read “#UNBREAKABLE,” as he firmly held on to the microphone, delivering a firm statement in which he discussed the importance of freedom, details regarding his arrest and conditions of imprisonment and the reason he has been on hunger strike for over 400 days despite his deteriorated medical state. With his father’s, Salah Soltan, arm on his shoulder, Mohamed Soltan began his statement. “I do not have any ideological, partisan, group, or sport affiliations…I reassure you, if I had any affiliations I would have announced it and held on to it with pride regardless of circumstances,” Soltan…
Egyptian-American Activist’s Hearing Postponed Again Despite His Hunger for Freedom
March 11, 2015
