Zainab Ashour was arrested along with her daughters, Samah and Abir Mustafa Othman, on August 14, 2013, on the basis of a search warrant under case No. 8219 for 2013, Halwan Administration, registered under no. 888 for 2014 Total South Cairo, due to a clash between security and two civilians in the events of the Helwan section. On October 10, 2017, she was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment, a fine of 1,275,000 pounds, one million pounds in compensation to the Minister of Defence, and 1,001 pounds in compensation to one of the victims. The appeal has not yet been decided. She is currently imprisoned in Al-Qanater prison. – Violations: – She was assaulted and beaten during her arrest, which led to an opening in her head – prevented from visits and other means of communication for months starting from the corona crisis.
Zainab Ashour Al-Shafei
Name: Zainab Ashour Al-Shafei
Gender: Female
Age at time of arrest: 64
Occupation: Housewife
Governorate of residence: Cairo
Arrest governorate: Cairo
Detention date: 14/8/2013
Cases: No. 8219 for 2013 Helwan administrative; registered under No. 888 for 2014, Southern Cairo, total
Sentences: 10 years aggravated imprisonment and a fine