Ashraf Omar

Egyptian cartoonist Ashraf Omar's trial to begin on 10 May

04/05/2026 : 06:40

Translation. Top text:"Reduction of electricity loads" (or "Scheduled power cuts"). On the train sign: "Monorail". This is a criticism of the country's energy situation with continuous power cuts and infrastructure priorities in Egypt. Alan Gardner reports in The Daily Cartoonist. Cartoonist Ashraf Omar will be tried in an Egyptian court from 10 May. ... Leer más

Ashraf Omar, more than a year behind bars on terrorism charges for his cartoons

04/09/2025 : 05:5703/09/2025 : 14:14

Ashraf Omar, the cartoonist who worked for the daily Al Manassa, remains imprisoned. He has been in pre-trial detention for more than a year on various charges. On 21 July 2024, Egyptian cartoonist and translator Ashraf Omar was violently taken from his home in Cairo by men in civilian clothes who blindfolded him, ... Leer más