Ibrahim Halawa’s sisters to attend European Parliament vote on him

Two sisters of the jailed Irish citizen
Ibrahim Halawa will attend the vote on his case in the European Parliament
tomorrow. The Egyptian-born twenty-year old has been held without trial in
Egypt since August 2013. The Egyptian authorities are claiming Ibrahim was
involved in violent protests in Cairo in August 2013. However, Amnesty
International says the claims are not credible. The Sinn Fein MEP Lynn Boylan,
who’s been instrumental in organising tomorrow’s vote, says the resolution
includes a call for his immediate release.  

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European Parliament to vote on Ibrahim Halawa case – Boylan

The European Parliament will tomorrow vote
on a resolution calling for the immediate release in Egypt of the jailed Irish
citizen Ibrahim Halawa. The Egyptian-born twenty-year old has been held without
trial in Egypt since August 2013. The Egyptian authorities are claiming Ibrahim
was involved in violent protests in Cairo in August 2013. However, Amnesty
International says the claims are not credible. The Sinn Fein MEP Lynn Boylan who’s
been very involved in organising tomorrow’s resolution, says Ibrahim’s mental
health is not good.
 

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Don’t blame EU laws for flood damage – Harkin

The Independent MEP Marian Harkin has
responded to criticisms that EU policies are to blame for some flood damage.
Critics have said that the EU Habitats Directive prevented some dredging and
draining of rivers in Ireland. However, Ms Harkin says the European Commission does not
want its legislation to get in the way of flood prevention measures.
 

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