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Egypt: Detainees punished for protesting their detention in cruel conditions

Since early January, detainees at 10th of Ramadan Prison began a hunger strike to demand better treatment and the release of individuals held for longer than six months.
Following the hunger strike, authorities transferred at least three detainees to prisons known for harsh conditions and confiscated their personal belongings as a common punitive measure.
Amnesty International stated that the conditions violate Egyptians' rights and called for independent observers to access prisons and monitor the situation.
Despite being opened as part of a public relations campaign by the government, the 10th of Ramadan Prison continues to face serious allegations of abusive treatment.

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Le Monde

Egyptian-British human rights activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah, imprisoned, started a hunger strike

Alaa Abd El-Fattah, arrested in 2019, began her hunger strike after learning that her mother had been hospitalized in London, where she was trying to pressure the British government to release her son.

3 days ago·Paris, France

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The New Arab

Egypt detainees punished for protesting 'cruel conditions'

Egyptian authorities must stop reprisals against prisoners held in 10th of Ramadan Prison for a recently hunger strike to protest against their arbitrary detention, Amnesty International said in a press release on Thursday. In early January, several detainees at 10th of Ramadan Prison launched a hunger strike to protest against the cruel and inhuman conditions they were held in. They demanded the release of those held in pretrial detention for o…

4 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Amnesty International

Egypt: Detainees punished for protesting their detention in cruel conditions

Egyptian authorities must end their reprisals against prisoners in 10th of Ramadan Prison for their hunger strike to protest their arbitrary detention and demand an end to their cruel and inhuman detention conditions, Amnesty International said today.Since early January, a number of detainees at 10th of Ramadan (6) Prison started a hunger strike to demand the release of individuals held in pretrial detention for more than six months, the right t…

4 days ago

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Aporrea

Prisoners of El Helicoid achieved some improvements after hunger strike

07-03-25.-Reestablishment of drinking water supply and authorization of family visits were some of the demands met in the prison of El Helicoid, after several 'political prisoners' started a hunger strike in protest of their conditions of detention.The NGO Ju...

3 days ago

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North Africa Post

AI urges Egypt to end reprisals against hunger-striking detainees – The North Africa Post

Amnesty International has called on Egyptian authorities to halt reprisals against prisoners at 10th of Ramadan Prison who have been protesting against their arbitrary detention through a hunger strike. The detainees began their strike in early January 2025, demanding the release of those held in pretrial detention for over six months, the right to outdoor […]

4 days ago·Rabat, Morocco

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