Magdy Ashour is an Egyptian activist.
A father of four, Magdy was abducted and tortured under
Hosni Mubarak
Muhammad Hosni El Sayed Mubarak, (; 4 May 1928 – 25 February 2020) was an Egyptian politician and military officer who served as the fourth president of Egypt from 1981 to 2011.
Before he entered politics, Mubarak was a career officer in ...
’s rule for being part of the banned Muslim Brotherhood. He is depicted in the movie The Square as he takes parts on events on
Tahrir square
Tahrir Square ( ar, ميدان التحرير ', , English: Liberation Square), also known as "Martyr Square", is a major public town square in downtown Cairo, Egypt. The square has been the location and focus for political demonstrations in Cai ...
during the 18 days of the 2011 revolution. Magdy sided with the revolutionaries against Egypt's deposed president,