Lawyers for the family of Ayman Hadhoud were finally allowed to review the case files in the investigation into the researcher’s death on Saturday, after weeks of demanding access to them as part of their appeal against the prosecution’s decision to close the case, lawyer Fatma Serag told Mada Masr.
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Egypt prisoner denied cancer treatment starts hunger strike
An Egyptian political prisoner is on an open-ended hunger strike after being denied treatment for cancerous tumours in his body.
Read More »Egypt: Alaa Abd el-Fattah denied lawyer access despite first permit in over a year
Egyptian lawyer Khaled Ali on Thursday said prison authorities have denied him access to Egyptian-British political prisoner Alaa Abd el-Fattah, who has not been allowed lawyer visits since 2020, despite having acquired an official permit, the first in over a year.
Read More »Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah ‘left to die’, says aunt
The aunt of imprisoned Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah has accused Egyptian authorities of intending to let him to “die”, in a series of tweets posted onto social media on Tuesday.
Read More »Alaa Abd el-Fattah family says activist still on hunger strike, denies Egypt report
Imprisoned Egyptian-British political prisoner Alaa Abd el-Fattah is still on hunger strike, his family has said, denouncing claims to the contrary by a government-appointed human rights council.
Read More »US senator slams Egypt’s treatment of Alaa Abdel-Fattah
The US Senate’s longest serving member has rebuked Egyptian authorities for continuing to detain activist and blogger Alaa Abdel-Fattah, calling his treatment “reminiscent of the Middle Ages”.
Read More »Interior Ministry denies suspect died at Matruh police station of torture
A security source denied circulated rumors on a satellite channel loyal to the Muslim Brotherhood about the death of a suspect at a police station in the Matruh Governorate from torture.
Read More »Leaked photos of Egyptian economist’s corpse show signs of torture
Leaked photos of the corpse of Egyptian economic researcher Ayman Hadhoud suggest he was tortured before his death, contrary to official claims.
Read More »Rights groups demand whereabouts of Egyptian journalist arrested by security services
Rights groups have raised concerns about the whereabouts of a prominent Egyptian journalist after she was detained by security officials on Thursday.
Read More »Rights group urges Egypt to release critic’s autopsy report
A leading human rights advocacy group is urging Egyptian authorities to release the autopsy report and investigate the suspicious death of an economic researcher detained two months ago.
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