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Items by Moayad Bilal
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Egypt’s prisoners are denied their rights and prison authorities appear to be above the law
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 Amira Tawfiq could no longer stand being unable to communicate with her son in jail. She travelled from Alexandria where she…