Family of Irish teen imprisoned in Egypt calls for government to act

The family of a Dublin teenager, who's been imprisoned in Egypt for 600 days, are calling for the government to demand his release.

19 year-old Ibrahim Halawa has been held without trial since August 2013, after being arrested during political unrest in Cairo.

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He's due to stand mass trial tomorrow.

His family will hold a protest outside the department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin this afternoon. 

Ibrahim's sister Somaia says it's time for the Irish government to act