Tag: Al-Aqrab

Limitations face NCHR delegation in Scorpion prison inspection

Visits are becoming useless as long as the Interior Ministry controls them,…

Amira El-Fekki Amira El-Fekki

‘We are in tombs’: HRW’s report on Muslim Brotherhood members suffering in Scorpion prison

The prison has been described as a death camp by human rights…

Amira El-Fekki Amira El-Fekki

Al-Beltagy claims he was tortured after filing report against Al-Sisi

The prominent Brotherhood leader accused the head of the Prisons Department of…

Adham Youssef Adham Youssef

Al-Aqrab prison is currently worst in Egypt: EIPR

Interior ministry denies poor conditions inside prisons 

Daily News Egypt Daily News Egypt

Inhumane treatment continues inside Al-Aqrab prison

9 detained journalists began hunger strike Thursday to protest conditions inside prison

Sarah El-Sheikh Sarah El-Sheikh

Families of Al-Aqrab prison inmates protest worsening conditions

On Thursday, local human rights group demanded the establishment of a committee…

Adham Youssef Adham Youssef

NCHR’s report on Al-Aqrab aligns with government’s claims

Hours before the release of the report, media sources report its disappearance…

Sarah El-Sheikh Sarah El-Sheikh

Minister of Interior authorises visits for prisoners on Eid Al-Adha

Two ‘exceptional’ visits will be granted to prisoners on the occasion, until…

Nourhan Fahmy Nourhan Fahmy

NCHR discovers violations during visit to Damanhour prison

Sunday’s visit came as part of the council’s mission to follow-up on…

Nourhan Fahmy Nourhan Fahmy

National Council for Human Rights releases report on “Al-Aqrab” prison

The council sent a delegation to inspect the infamous prison after receiving…

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