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Egypt
Egypt’s security forces are enforcing ‘torture assembly line’
Karen McVeigh | Wednesday 6 September 2017 | The Guardian Human Rights Watch report says President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi has given green light for ‘epidemic of torture’ that could amount to crime against humanity Egypt’s president, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, has given police and national security officers a green light to use torture with impunity, according to Human Rights … [Read more...] about Egypt’s security forces are enforcing ‘torture assembly line’
A Revolution Devours Its Children
Lauren Bohn | 23 Jan 2016 | THE ATLANTIC Five years since an uprising brought down Egypt’s dictator, five families show the country’s struggle is as much personal as it is collective. CAIRO—It takes about 30 minutes to drive from the teeming Cairo neighborhood of Faisal to what locals call “El Sijn”—Arabic for “the prison.” There are many in Egypt, but everyone seems to … [Read more...] about A Revolution Devours Its Children
Egyptians should stand behind their president, says Hosni Mubarak
Sunday 26 Apr 2015, Ahram online (Egypt) In a rare talk, Egypt’s ousted president Hosni Mubarak said on Sunday that there are "fateful decisions" that need to be taken by current president Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and that Egyptians should stand behind him. Mubarak, who was ousted on 11 Feburary 2011 following an 18-day uprising, spoke briefly on the phone with … [Read more...] about Egyptians should stand behind their president, says Hosni Mubarak