Ahmed Samih
Ahmed Samih is the Director of Andalus Institute for Tolerance and Anti-Violence Studies (AITAS), a NGO established in 2004, and works in Egypt and the MENA region to strengthen the values of tolerance and eliminate all forms of discrimination. AITAS is member of the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN). Radio Horytna was founded by AITAS in 2007 as an online radio program to broadcast news about human rights and democracy in the MENA.
A significant crackdown on civil society in Egypt has been taking place since 2014. HRDs face an extremely challenging situation due to restrictions imposed on civil society and peaceful public gatherings and protests, travel bans, the arrest and sentencing of HRDs, bloggers, journalists and protesters, as well as an ongoing smear campaign against human rights groups.
