Irishman Ibrahim Halawa jailed in Egypt: ‘1,000 days like 1,000 years’

A 20-year-old Irish man jailed in Egypt for the last 1,000 days, as he awaits trial and a potential death penalty, has said his incarceration has felt like 1,000 years.

Ibrahim Halawa’s family and supporters are holding an awareness day on Dublin’s Grafton St to allow people to see pictures of him and to learn about his detention.

Arrested in Cairo, aged just 17, in the midst of protests over the ousting of the Muslim Brotherhood, Ibrahim has been held for three years and is due to face justice as part of a mass trial in late June.