January 9, 2025

Lawyer fears Egyptian poet could be tortured if extradited from Lebanon

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A lawyer for activist and poet Abdul Rahman Yusuf has told Al Jazeera that he would be at risk if extradited to Egypt or the UAE. The son of Muslim scholar Yusuf al-Qaradawi was arrested in Lebanon following a visit to Syria.

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