The Egyptian Press Syndicate is holding a conference today to discuss the prison conditions jailed journalists are enduring in addition to pre-trial detentions which have lasted longer than the two-year constitutional limit.
The organisation’s Freedoms Committee, which is hosting the event, will also addresses the grievances of the syndicate’s members and their families and the health conditions of imprisoned journalists, in addition to the strict way in which they and their families are treated by authorities.
The event comes after the syndicate received complaints from the families of a number of its imprisoned members about the deterioration of their health and the violations they are being subjected to.