Canadian lawmakers and rights groups are calling on authorities to halt the deportation of an Egyptian human rights activist, and carefully evaluate the risks he would face if he was returned to Egypt.

Abdelrahman Elmady arrived in Canada as a refugee claimant in late 2017, alleging he was fleeing persecution by Egypt's military government over his participation in mass protests against former strongman Hosni Mubarak and his membership in the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP).

Following Mubarak's ousting in 2011 during the Arab Spring, the country held free elections in 2012, which saw the FJP capture the popular vote.
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