An Irish man in custody in Egypt will face a mass trial for the ninth time this morning.

19-year-old Ibrahim Halawa has been held in an Egyptian prison for 779 days - since he was arrested at a protest in a Cairo mosque in August 2013.

His trial has been repeatedly postponed - this is the 9th trial date the Dublin teen has been given.

Executive Director of Amnesty International Ireland Colm O'Gorman says even if Ibrahim's trial goes ahead it won't be a fair one: