birth_place birth_date article_title name occupation
cairo , egypt . 24 november 1985 yara sallam
 yara sallam human rights activist
yara sallam

yara sallam -lrb- -rrb- -lrb- born november 24 , 1985 -rrb- is a prominent egyptian feminist and human rights defender .
she has worked as a lawyer and researcher for several egyptian and international human rights organizations , as well as for the african commission on human and peoples ' rights -lrb- achpr -rrb- .
on june 21 , 2014 , she was arrested along with at least 30 other activists who were marching near ittihadiya palace , the presidential offices in cairo , in a peaceful demonstration against the egyptian law that curtails the right to protest .
her trial along with 22 fellow demonstrators , all charged with violating the protest law , has become a symbol of resistance to harsh restrictions on dissent imposed by the government of president abdel fattah el-sisi .
amnesty international called the case a `` show-trial based on scant and dubious evidence that is intended to be a clear warning to anyone who defies egypt 's protest law . ''
