From his birthday, on June 16 – Patrick will turn 30 in the Tora prison in Cairo – his gigantograph will appear under the arcades from Porta Saragozza to the arch of Meloncello. Along with that of 50 other political prisoners in the world. This is the “Patrick Heritage of Humanity” project promoted by the Sardines, Amnesty international, the Municipality and the University, with the “Station to station” group, which launched the petition to ask for Italian citizenship to be recognized, and the Coop.
“By now his case is beyond his case – explain the promoters – He can be the voice of many other Egyptian prisoners and beyond”. Starting therefore from his portrait and from those people in his same conditions of injustice, each of them wrapped in barbed wire, we want to propose to those who pass, even if only to go up to San Luca, a reflection. Not to forget: Patrick has been in prison since February 7 last year, yet another hearing is expected tomorrow. Until now, pre-trial detention has been extended without reason for 15 days, now 45 days at a time.
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“Patrick has been in prison for 15 months without having any fault other than defending human rights in a country where they are not tolerated – writes the LeU deputy on Facebook Erasmo Palazzotto – On June 16 he will turn thirty. How many more days of celebration, how many more days of study, how many more days of life must be stolen from Patrick? “
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His case, Amnesty International recalls, is not the only one. From Sanaa Seif, the Egyptian director sentenced to a year and a half in prison for her criticism of the government to Idil Eser, a human rights defender in Turkey accused of terrorism, to Aleksei Navalny, in prison in Russia for denouncing corruption , up to Ahmadreza Djalali, at risk of execution in Iran for a false accusation of espionage. And so many others. Their faces were drawn by the artist Gianluca Costantini.
The choice is to combine two heritages, among other things that of the porticoes is waiting to be declared as such by Unesco: “that of artistic beauty and that of the inviolable freedoms of the person. Two heritages of equal value, which are found in Bologna for send a universal message of freedom, beauty and justice “.
Comment Riccardo Noury, voice of Amnesty: “It is a beautiful idea, it is as if Patrick’s brothers and sisters in injustice and suffering gathered in the place he adores. There is a tenuous hope, but we do not give up on that. , that on June 16 Patrick strolls in the city that adopted him, celebrating his thirtieth birthday and seeing that exhibition “.
Zaki, the letter for Liliana Segre
Patrick Zaki wrote a letter to Senator Liliana Segre, to thank her for her love and support. The senator signed the request for Italian citizenship for him. However Patrick preferred not to hand it over to his mother and girlfriend who last Saturday were able to visit him in prison: he has in fact decided to keep it with him to hand it over when he returns to Italy. During the visit to the prison, according to the network of activists fighting for his release, he gave the two women fruit juices to hydrate themselves because they know the problems of visiting when there is such a hot climate.
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He also gave his mother and his fiancée two gifts handmade with soap: a church for his mother, the engraved name for his fiancée. Zaki he was informed of the date of the next hearing, but showed no interest, convinced that they will not let him out. “However – say the activists – he is still strong and resilient, he is positive and thinks he will return to his studies soon. He sends his love, his gratitude and his appreciation to friends, teachers and his university for their continued support” .
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