(Beirut) – Egyptian security agencies in mid-November 2020 introduced changes in Cairo’s Maximum Security Prison 992, known as Scorpion Prison, that almost completely deprive inmates of ...

“‘We Are in Tombs’: Abuses in Egypt’s Scorpion Prison.” The report documents cruel and inhuman treatment by officers of Egypt’s Interior Ministry that probably amounts to torture in ...

Former Egyptian member of parliament Hamdi Hassan died on Thursday at the age of 65 in the notorious Al-Aqrab (Scorpion) Prison, after eight years in detention, his son announced on Friday.

The report, “'We Are in Tombs’: Abuses in Egypt’s Scorpion prison,” says that the treatment by staff of Egypt’s interior ministry is tantamount to torture in some instances and goes ...

Her brother is currently imprisoned at al-Aqrab – or Scorpion in Arabic ... law amendments made by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, the head of the prison service is required to ...

On March 9, 2020, the Egyptian Ministry of Interior banned prison visits under the pretext of curbing the spread of COVID-19. Three months into the ... to Tora prison (known as Scorpion) in Cairo.

also known as Scorpion prison. The notorious complex currently holds some of Egypt’s best known political prisoners, including lawyer Essam Soltan. Last week the committee ordered the creation ...

known as Scorpion Prison, southern Cairo, Egypt. A human rights watchdog Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020 accused Egyptian authorities of making modifications to a notorious Cairo prison that amount to ...

Fahmy, who is an Egyptian with Canadian citizenship ... An Epic Journey from Cairo’s Scorpion Prison to Freedom – a frightening account of his years of imprisonment, which should be a ...

Shortly after the Egyptian government ... known as "Scorpion," a video leaked. In the video, one of the members nods happily as he tastes prison food served to him from large bowls.

The 80-page report, titled “We Are in Tombs: Abuses in Egypt’s Scorpion Prison,” documents violations committed against the inmates inside the prison, officially known as Tora Maximum Security Prison, ...