Interview: Washington funds worsening repression and political prisoners in Egypt

Arab Organisation for Human Rights in UK, May 23, 2026
8 min. clip of Zunes and full seminar, 55 min.
Repression in Egypt is not happening in isolation, but is sustained through Washington’s continuous political and military support. Successive U.S. administrations have shielded the Egyptian government from accountability despite mass arrests, torture allegations, deaths in custody, and the imprisonment of tens of thousands of political prisoners… every waiver, arms deal, and public embrace of Sisi sends a message that repression will carry no consequences.