#RamadanInPrison: Egyptians show solidarity with political prisoners in Ramadan

Egyptians are using the Arabic-language hashtag "#RamadanInPrison" to show solidarity with imprisoned youths who will spend the upcoming Muslim holy month of Ramadan behind bars.

Social media users are also using the hashtag, which quickly gained popularity and topped the trends, to share photos of friends and family members in prison.

The online campaign addresses thousands of political prisoners, mostly detained in the past few years since a popular uprising toppled former President Hosni Mubarak in 2011.

Arbitrary and politically motivated arrests have soared particularly since July 2013, when Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, then defense minister, seized power from Egypt's first democratically elected president, Mohamed Morsi.

Prisoners include children, journalists, lawyers, activists, protesters, with many being arrested over online posts criticising Sisi, the government, or the military.

In custody, political prisoners are frequently subjected to flagrant violations that have been condemned by local and international human rights advocates.

Translation: If Sisi and his men spent one month in an Egyptian prison, they would know that they have reserved their places in the lowest level of hell because of the injustice they have brought upon innocent Egyptians.