Israa Abdel Fattah

Esraa Abdel Fattah (Arabic: إسراء عبد الفتاح, IPA: [ʔesˈɾɑːʔ ʕæbdelfætˈtæːħ, ˈʔesɾɑ-]; also called Facebook Girl);[1][2] born 1978[3][4] is an Egyptian internet activist and blogger.

She drew the attention of few Egyptian newspapers challenging by this the state's censorship policy, turning her into an overnight symbol for resistance and resilience against corruption and injustice.

[7] Esraa Abdel Fattah reappeared again during the January 2011 nationwide protests in Egypt, that called for the end of Hosni Mubarak's regime.

She was active on the internet, and also on the ground, updating Al Jazeera TV with the latest news related to the opposition.

On October 13, 2019 plain-clothes officers arrested Abdel Fattah, allegedly tortured her and she was held in pretrial detention.