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Save Sherif Osman's life!  (An American citizen falsely detained in Dubai)

Save Sherif Osman's life! (An American citizen falsely detained in Dubai)

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This petition has been created by Hesham S. and may not represent the views of the Avaaz community.
Hesham S.
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Kamala Harris - Vice President of the United States
- Sherif Osman, an American citizen was arrested in Dubai on 11/6 after 2 days after his arrival on a usual recurring visit, this trip was to introduce his finance to his family.

- Sherif is an Egyptian activist who publicly opposed the current Egyptian dictatorship regime, which systematically, tortured, killed, and imprisoned thousands of innocent people.

- Sherif's only tools were his camera and his YouTube, he used them to whistleblow about Elsissi's crimes against Egyptians and the corruption around his government.

- The UAE prosecutor claimed there is an INTERPOL Red Notice from the Egyptian government for his arrest and extradition. He was told, he will be deported to Egypt within a few days and denied access to his lawyer.

- After making some political pressure on the DoS and a few congressmen questioning the arrest, the US embassy in UAE was able to meet with him virtually, and he was not deported to Egypt immediately as claimed. Finally, he met with his lawyer. Also, the INTERPOL confirmed that there is no Red Notice in their system!

- Dubai changed its original story and stated that the request came directly from Cairo through “The Arab Ministers of Interior Council”

- The Egyptian government claimed they have criminal charges against him for "insulting the republic entities" and some other claims about orchestrating a coup in 11/11.
The UAE prosecutor never received the case file from the Egyptian government till today!

- Sherif was active on social media opposing the current regime and called for major protests on 11/11, if deported to Egypt he will face Khashoggi's destiny.

- It seems like Dubai is weighing its options, and we are trying to make as much pressure as possible to save Sherif's life by preventing his baseless deportation to Egypt.
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