Abdel Naser Salama, a columnist and political commentator, was arrested in July 2021 for a Facebook post in which he called for President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi to resign. While held in solitary confinement, he began a hunger strike in September 2021 to protest his treatment; authorities repeatedly denied Salama access to medical care despite his serious health issues. In July 2022, he was pardoned and released.
