Banning letters is a form of punishment and pressure that authorities deploy against prisoners
Both the governments of Egypt and the United States have intervened to have the case dismissed
Witnessing the burial of incarcerated video blogger Shady Abu Zeid’s late father
Families say ongoing tensions between detainees and prison authorities have led to prisoner transfers.
Mada Masr has been able to confirm that at least 18 political prisoners have been denied visits
His family claims he has been denied medical treatment and unlawfully kept in solitary confinement
US Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power called for the release of Egyptian prisoner Omar Mohamed on Sunday, as part of the…
Several recently released prisoners, their families and lawyers asserted on Tuesday that they would continue to fight for the freedom of thousands…
The families of two detainees on hunger strike condemned the National Council for Human Rights, accusing it of dragging its feet in…
«Why have we — his child and I — been denied his presence all this time?»
«As in Argentina, groups of Egyptians — mostly women — have come together to draw attention to the cases of their disappeared relatives»
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