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Husband Urges Burnham to Intervene for Wife’s Release

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  • Zeesharn Moustapha urged Prime Minister Andy Burnham to intervene with Egypt for his wife’s release.
  • Eman el-Shazly, a Birmingham, was taken from her mother’s Cairo home two months ago.
  • Egyptian authorities allegedly detained her because her sister’s online activism targeted the regime.
  • Moustapha said his wife’s health is worsening due to food and medical shortages.
  • He described the detention cell as holding 30 people with one toilet and one shower.