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![Inmates are seen inside an Egyptian prison on 19 November 2019 [MOHAMED EL-SHAHED/AFP/Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Egypt-police-stationGettyImages-1183695660.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
On 9 March last year, the Egyptian Ministry of the Interior banned prison visits under the pretext of curbing the spread of Covid-19. Three months into the ban, 69-year-old...
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