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Hundreds 'disappeared' by security forces in Egypt, says Amnesty
Source: The Guardian
Hundreds 'disappeared' by security forces in Egypt, says Amnesty
Case of Italian student Giulio Regeni ‘tip of the iceberg’ says human
rights report as activists and protesters vanish
Ian Black Middle East editor
Wednesday 13 July 2016 00.01 BST
Hundreds of Egyptians have been forcibly disappeared and tortured in a “sinister” campaign to wipe out peaceful dissent in the most populous country in the Arab world, Amnesty International says in a new report.
Children as young as 14 as well as students, political activists and protesters have vanished without trace after security forces raided their homes. Many have been held for months at a time and kept blindfolded and handcuffed. At least 34,000 people are behind bars, the government admits.
Most of those who have “disappeared” are supporters of Mohamed Morsi, the democratically elected Muslim Brotherhood president who was deposed in July 2013 and eventually replaced by president Abdel-Fatah al-Sisi.
Amnesty’s report also mentions the case of the Italian Giulio Regeni, the Cambridge graduate student who was found dead, with his body bearing signs of torture, in Cairo in February.
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Case of Italian student Giulio Regeni ‘tip of the iceberg’ says human
rights report as activists and protesters vanish
Ian Black Middle East editor
Wednesday 13 July 2016 00.01 BST
Hundreds of Egyptians have been forcibly disappeared and tortured in a “sinister” campaign to wipe out peaceful dissent in the most populous country in the Arab world, Amnesty International says in a new report.
Children as young as 14 as well as students, political activists and protesters have vanished without trace after security forces raided their homes. Many have been held for months at a time and kept blindfolded and handcuffed. At least 34,000 people are behind bars, the government admits.
Most of those who have “disappeared” are supporters of Mohamed Morsi, the democratically elected Muslim Brotherhood president who was deposed in July 2013 and eventually replaced by president Abdel-Fatah al-Sisi.
Amnesty’s report also mentions the case of the Italian Giulio Regeni, the Cambridge graduate student who was found dead, with his body bearing signs of torture, in Cairo in February.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/13/hundreds-disappeared-security-forces-egypt-amnesty-report
