News that some imprisoned at Egypt's Tora prison have died of Covid-19, sparks fears for a Canadian family whose kin is being detained there without any charges
The family of a Canadian citizen arbitrarily held in Egypt’s infamous Tora prison for more than a year, fear that he’s now suffering from the potentially deadly coronavirus.
Egypt’s Tora prison is known for its inhumane conditions. The torture of detainees occurs frequently there and is now aThe prison was once again in the news last month when 24-year-old filmmaker, Shady Habash, died there. Habash's crime was that he had directed a music video for a song that was critical of Sisi.
While American and European lawmakers have voiced concerns over human rights violations, their governments continue to back Sisi, a former military commander who came to power in a coup in 2013. This is despite the public pressure within Europe to take Sisi to task over human rights violations.
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