Saturday, April 26, 2014

political prisoners in Sisi republic

Fahmi Huwaydi, probably the most widely read Arab columnist (whose services were terminated by the mouthpiece of Prince Salman, Ash-Sharq Al-Awsat, for his criticisms of Mubarak regime), reveals the reality of the more than 20,000 Egyptian prisoners held during the Sisi era.

The prisoners include: 1232 medical doctors, 2574 engineers, 124 university professors and scientists.  There are 5342 professors or officials (or graduates?) from AlAzhar, and some 3879 students.  There are 704 women and 689 children.  21 prisoners died in jail. "