Fears for Irish teen as Egypt ‘sham trial’ postponed

Amnesty has said it is gravely concerned about Irish teenager Ibrahim Halawa after the latest postponement in Egypt of what the organisation has called his “sham trial”.

Ibrahim, 19, along with his 493 co-defendants, is now scheduled to face trial on March 29, by which time he will have spent more than a year and seven months behind bars.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Charlie Flanagan, also expressed disquiet over the latest developments in Cairo.