“Human
rights activists said Khaled Zahran was pronounced dead on Thursday
shortly after admission to a hospital in the central Egyptian city of
Asyut, situated 375 kilometers (233 miles) south of the capital,
Cairo. The prisoner, whose health condition had gravely worsened in
recent days, died because of lack of medical services, rights
activists noted. The death comes as 37-year-old Ahmed Hamed, father
of three children, was pronounced dead on August 21 at a police
station in the city of Faiyum, located 100 kilometers (62 miles)
southwest of Cairo.”
“Two
days earlier, a 40-year-old man who had been detained on charges of
being a Muslim Brotherhood member also passed away in police custody
15 days after his arrest at a hospital in Matariya district in
northeastern Cairo. Human rights activists in the Egyptian capital
say the man was in a very critical condition due to torture when he
was transferred to hospital.”
“Nearly
300 political prisoners have died in Egyptian detention facilities
since the then army chief and current president, Abdel-Fattah
el-Sisi, ousted Egypt’s first democratically-elected president,
Mohamed Morsi, in a coup in July 2013. Sisi has launched a brutal
crackdown on pro-Morsi protesters and brotherhood members, leading to
the killing of hundreds and the arrest and imprisonment of tens of
thousands, many of whom have been sentenced to death and long prison
terms in mass trials. On Thursday, three Egyptian courts sentenced 52
pro-Morsi supporters to lengthy prison terms on charges of
involvement in violence during anti-government protests.”
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