Mohammed Adel
Mohammed Adel | |
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محمد عادل | |
| Born | August 8, 1988 Egypt |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Occupation | Political activist |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Known for | Co-founder of the April 6 Youth Movement |
| Notable work | Advocacy for democracy and human rights in Egypt |
| Movement | April 6 Youth Movement, Kefaya |
| Criminal charge(s) | Violating protest laws, assaulting police officers (2013) |
| Criminal penalty | 3 years in prison, LE50,000 fine |
| Criminal status | Released |
Mohammed Adel (Arabic: محمد عادل, Egyptian Arabic: [mæˈħæmːæd ˈʕæːdel]; born August 8, 1988) is an Egyptian political activist and a founder of the April 6 Youth Movement in Egypt. He has been active with the Kefaya movement since 2005 and is one of activists who called for a general strike on April 6, 2008. In 2009, Mohammed Adel became the April 6 movement's media spokesman. Between the time of the 2008 strike in Mahalla al-Kubra and the onset of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution, Mohemmad Adel enrolled in a training program directed by the Center for Non-Violent Action and Strategies, an entity founded by the Serbian pro-democracy youth movement Otpor!.