8 days have passed since Patrick George Zaky, the Egyptian human rights activist and Masters student at the University of Bologna in Italy, was abducted by the Egyptian state security forces in Cairo International Airport upon his arrival to spend a holiday with his family and friends.

Today, the court denied an appeal submitted by Patrick’s lawyer on the illegal decision of Patrick’s pretrial detention and decided to keep Patrick in custody until his next hearing on the 22nd of this month.

Your support during the first week was indispensable but the fight is not over yet. We ask all the honorable freedom fighters in the world to keep the fight going. We recommend the following actions:

1- Organise a protest in your city and send us an email about it at FreedomForPatrickGeorge@gmail.com

2- Follow our Facebook page and Twitter account and make sure to keep the #FreePatrick hashtag alive,

3- Write a protesting letter to your local politicians to urge them to pressure the Egyptian government to release Patrick immediately. You can use the following template:

Subject: [Protest letter] Immediate release of Patrick George Zaky

To whom it may concern,

I _____, a citizen of _____ demand your immediate intervention to pressure the Egyptian government to respond positively to our demands

• Immediate release of Patrick Zaki with all accusations dropped.
• Enforcing a clear, transparent investigation regarding his abduction and torture conditions.
• Assuring no further harassment or prosecution of Patrick nor his family members, allowing for progression with his studies.

Make sure to send a copy of your protest email to:

Us: FreedomForPatrickGeorge@gmail.com

Ursula von der Leyen President of the European Commission:
Ec-president-vdl@ec.europa.eu 

David Maria Sassoli President of the European Parliament: President@ep.europa.eu

Help us #freePatrick, keep the fight alive.