On December 23, 2018, Yosr Mahmoud went to Cairo International Airport to drop off her parents, who were flying to Istanbul. At 11 a.m. Yosr Mahmoud was led away from the departure hall by an airport security officer and subsequently disappeared. 22 days after her disappearance, Yosr Mahmoud was released. On the same day, Yosr Mahmoud’s parents, who had also been disappeared at the airport, were brought before the Public Prosecution Office and formally charged.
The disappearance of Yosr Mahmoud is part of a wave of politically-motivated arrests of individuals associated with the Muslim Brotherhood and their family members.
