UN calls for immediate release of Egyptian opposition figure Tantawi

The United Nations said Friday it was deeply concerned about the arrest of Egyptian opposition politician Ahmad al-Tantawi and called for his immediate release., according to AFP. 

"We call on the Egyptian authorities to immediately release Al-Tantawi and all other individuals unduly held for exercising their fundamental rights, particularly freedom of opinion, expression and association," UN rights office spokeswoman Marta Hurtado said in a statement.