Many are held in filthy cells, subjected to routine torture and denied lifesaving medications, according to former inmates, their families and lawyers, and rights groups. Some never leave.
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Militants Kill 11 Egyptian Troops in Sinai
The militants ambushed troops guarding a water-pumping facility, before fleeing to the desert in Northern Sinai.
In Egypt’s Big Ramadan TV Drama, the President Is the Hero
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi says “The Choice” tells the truth about his rise. Critics say it’s a rewriting of recent history from an industry increasingly cowed under his rule.
A Decade On, Silence Fills Egypt’s Field of Broken Dreams
In 2011, Tahrir Square was at the vanguard of popular uprisings known as the Arab Spring. But hopes for a democratic Egypt were crushed and the historic square given a sterile new look.
After 7 Years on the Run, a Muslim Brotherhood Leader Is Caught
Egypt said that a raid in Cairo had netted the outlawed movement’s acting leader, Mahmoud Ezzat, who was thought to have fled abroad.
Outside Egypt, Critics Speak Freely. Inside, Families Pay the Price.
Egyptian officials have jailed the relatives of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s loudest critics in exile. It is his latest effort to silence all opposition.
Security Tightens Over Protests in Egypt
Several small anti-government protests broke out in Egypt, despite a pre-emptive crackdown in which nearly 2,000 Egyptians were arrested.
Rare Protests Against Egypt’s Leader Erupt in Cairo and Elsewhere
Hundreds of young people, responding to online calls for demonstrations against President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, chanted “Down with Sisi” and “Leave now.”
Egypt Quietly Buries Former President Morsi, Muting Coverage of Death
The country’s first democratically elected president, Mohamed Morsi, was buried at dawn in a furtive and closely guarded ceremony. Reporters were barred.
Mohamed Morsi, Egypt’s First Democratically Elected President, Dies
Mohamed Morsi collapsed and died in a Cairo courtroom. Critics cited poor prison conditions and denial of medicine as a possible cause of death.