Protesters give Sisi frosty welcome over alleged human rights abuses but talks with UK PM focus on Russian plane crash.
Egyptian President Abdul Fattah el-Sisi's first official visit to the UK has been dominated by discussions about last weekend's Russian plane crash, while protesters gave the leader a frosty welcome on account of what they see as the country's worst human rights crisis.
Hundreds of protesters gathered on Thursday outside Downing Street to denounce the visit, where Sisi met with the British Prime Minister David Cameron.
Dressed in body bags and nooses, the demonstrators lay down outside Cameron's residence, blocking the entrance in a protest symbolising the hundreds of people killed and sentenced to death during, and since, the military, led by Sisi, overthrew President Mohamed Morsi in August, 2013.
Sisi has been condemned by international human rights watchdogs since launching a crackdown against the Muslim Brotherhood - Morsi's party, which his government considers a terrorist organisation, and other opposition groups.
No comments:
Post a Comment