Another Egyptian detainee has died from medical negligence, this time in Shibin Public Prison. According to the human rights organisation We Record Reda Abdullah, 70, died yesterday after his diabetes went untreated. Abdullah had been detained since 27 August 2019 when he was arrested from his home. The Shehab Centre for Human Rights says it holds the Interior Ministry responsible for Abdullah’s death, is demanding a full investigation and for the release of all detainees. Over the past several months there have been an increase in the number of deaths in Egyptian detention centres indicating a serious escalation of medical negligence by prison authorities. READ: A week of politically motivated arrests in Egypt Eight people died in detention last month … Continue reading Egypt detainee dies from medical negligence as regime escalates torture