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Coup Prison Authorities in Aqrab Detainee Starvation, Brutality Campaign

The junta regime in Cairo intensifies its brutality campaign against political prisoners in Egypt's own Guantanamo.

Tora Prison Detainees Urge Resilience, Revolutionary Unity

A message from the detainees at the notorious high-security Tora Prison Complex, on Sinai Liberation Day (April 25), exhorts all patriotic Egyptians to close ranks, oust the junta regime, and

Egypt Youth Against the Coup to Steadfast Political Prisoners: Your Freedom Our Goal

The 'Youth Against the Coup' movement urges all Egyptians to join mass protests on Monday – April 25 to pressure the military junta to release all prisoners of conscience.

Muslim Brotherhood Media Spokesman: Our Land, Our Honor

A new saga was started in Egypt Friday by the revolutionaries in a majestic scene of mass protests that recreated the atmosphere of January 25, 2011 Revolution, and carried along

Aqrab Detainees Hunger-Strike Continues for Second Month

Political Prisoners at Aqrab Prison, Egypt's Guantanamo, start a second month of continuous hunger-strike in protest of brutal ill-treatment, torture and extreme humiliation used by junta authorities to punish all

Egyptian Mosaab Abdel-Aziz Writes from UAE Prison

A desperate plea to the world community from a guiltless Egyptian languishing in a high-security UAE dungeon since October 2014, on baseless charges of belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood.

Rights Organization Condemns Interior Ministry Death Threats to Aqrab Prison Detainees

An Egyptian NGO urges judicial authorities to take prompt action to prevent state-sponsored killing of political prisoners threatened by Interior Ministry officials.

Political Prisoners’ Families: Aqrab Prison Hunger-Strikers Protest Persistent, Escalating Violations

Aqrab Detainees Families Association issues a statement detailing current hunger-strike steps and demands.

Aqrab Detainee Families’ Unending Suffering

Families of detainees held at notorious Aqrab Prison complain of totally absurd conditions and inhuman violations during visits – when those are allowed.

Revolutionary Women Coalition Slams Junta Violations Against Egypt Leaders Behind Bars

Egypt's revolutionary women coalition denounces inhuman treatment and torture of political prisoners, including Dr Mohamed Beltagy, in junta jails.