Analysis: The ‘Rabaa Operations Room’ retrial is a thinly veiled attack on the universal values of free speech.


Mohamed Soltan is an Egyptian-American political activist who was arrested by Egyptian security forces on August 25, 2013. He faces trial for a raft of terror and conspiracy-related charges in connection with his participation in demonstrations against the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi.
Analysis: The ‘Rabaa Operations Room’ retrial is a thinly veiled attack on the universal values of free speech.

Ten years later, I am 150 pounds lighter and I am sitting in an underground Egyptian dungeon.
![Mohammed Soltan in court hall before the trial that accuses him with 'misinforming the media' [AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20141117101358432734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)