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Saturday 5 December 2020
Now aged 21, Halawa has spent almost four years in jail.
The trial was delayed for the 21st time today.
Lynn Boylan says Halawa has been ‘on hunger strikes on and off’ throughout his detention.
The Dubliner has been jailed in an Egyptian prison since August 2013.
The Dublin student has now been held without trial for 1,182 days.
The motion calls on the Irish government to get publicly involved.
Soha Gendi told RTÉ that he government has visited him regularly.
He will now have spent almost three years in jail without trial.
The 20-year-old’s trial has been put back until 6 March.
The State wants a European Court of Human Rights decision overturned.
THIS WEEKEND MARKS the first Saturday and Sunday since six weeks of Level 5 restrictions across the country ended on 1 December.
Many will use the occasion to socialise and see people whom they haven’t been able to meet since October, particularly after the re-opening of pubs and restaurants yesterday.
Others have already used the days since the return to Level 3 on Tuesday to meet people.
However, public health officials are still urging the public to limit their social contacts in order to prevent another rise in cases over the festive period.
Today we’re asking: Has your number of social contacts increased since the end of Level 5 restrictions?
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