Egypt Human Rights Caucus Co-Chairs Beyer, DelBene Call for Immediate Release of Galal El-Bahairy

This press release from Representative Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA) was published on 2026-06-11 and titled "Egypt Human Rights Caucus Co-Chairs Beyer, DelBene Call for Immediate Release of Galal El-Bahairy".

Egypt Human Rights Caucus Co-Chairs Beyer, DelBene Call for Immediate Release of Galal El-Bahairy

U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA) and Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Co-Chairs of the Egypt Human Rights Caucus, urged the Egyptian government to immediately release Galal El-Bahairy, who was been imprisoned since March 2018 on baseless charges related to his writing of lyrics critical of President El-Sisi. “Following Ahmed Douma's sentencing, poet Galal El-Behairy, who has been held for 8 years for writing poetry, had two hearings over the past week that were postponed and are now set to occur over the next few months. Egypt continues to imprison writers for their words. The Egyptian government should release Galal immediately and end its systematic crackdown on free expression.”