Egypt’s Interior Ministry denied on Saturday “rumours” about the “collective punishment” of opposition detainees held in the notorious Scorpion Prison, the state-owned news agency MENA has reported.
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Egypt completes security preparations for run-off parliament elections
Egypt’s Ministry of Interior has finalized all security preparations to secure the run-off parliament elections through a comprehensive security plan.
Egypt: Life of detained rights lawyer Hoda Abdelmoneim ‘at risk’, says family
The family of detained human rights lawyer Hoda Abdelmoneim have called on authorities to release her on medical grounds due to a reported deterioration in her health condition.
Grandmother electrocuted on her genitals in Egypt prison
A mother of three and grandmother of several was blindfolded and beaten repeatedly in detention in Egypt, rights organisation We Record has revealed, before being sexually assaulted and electrocuted on her genitals.
Egyptian rights group says jailed director is in ‘danger’ from inhumane treatment
A leading Egyptian rights group, the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), said on Monday that its recently detained director Gasser Abdelrazek was “in danger” due to poor conditions in jail.
Egypt: Political prisoners in Al-Qanater women’s prison violently assaulted
The human rights organisation We Record has documented several unprecedented violations inside Al-Qanater women’s prison.
Egypt: Female political prisoners beaten during inspection mission
Egyptian officials physically assaulted a number of female political prisoners at the Qanatir women’s jail on Saturday in an “unprecedented violation,” a rights group reported.
Tora prisoners stage collective protest due to unprecedented clampdown
Hundreds of prisoners at Tora Reception prison in Cairo have been protesting since Friday due to grave mistreatment in the past two weeks, according to two sources who spoke to Mada Masr, one of whom is a human rights lawyer who has been following the events.
Egyptian writer and Sisi critic Amin el-Mahdy dies days after release from jail
The Egyptian author Amin el-Mahdy died on Sunday, soon after his release from a brief detention, sources close to his family have told Middle East Eye.
Egypt refuses to hand over body of executed orphan
Egypt’s Ministry of Interior has refused to hand over the body of one of the political prisoners executed over the weekend, allegedly because he was of unknown parentage.