French commission advises against deporting Egyptian-Palestinian activist

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A French commission advised against deporting Egyptian-Palestinian activist Ramy Shaath, ruling that his removal would violate freedom of expression and privacy. Shaath, who co-founded the Urgence Palestine collective, faced deportation proceedings initiated in April 2024 based on his pro-Palestine activism and comments made at demonstrations.

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Submitted by Alex MacDonald on Fri, 05/22/2026 - 08:49 Ramy Shaath hails 'embarrassing' ruling for French government against removal from country, which does not cancel threat of deportation Palestinian political activist and leading figure of the 2011 Egyptian revolution Ramy Shaath speaks during a rally outside Nanterre District Court on 21 May (Simon Wohlfahrt/AFP) Off Egyptian-Palestinian activist and academic Ramy Shaath has won a provisional victory against the French government after a co

French commission advises against deporting Egyptian-Palestinian activist

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