Egypt sends hundreds of detainees to terrorism courts

Egypt sends hundreds of detainees to terrorism courts

Egyptian human rights groups say authorities have referred hundreds of detainees to terrorism courts in recent days, despite official claims of a political "opening" in the country. Lawyers and rights organisations documented a sharp rise in cases transferred from the Supreme State Security Prosecution to the Terrorism Criminal Court, noting that the charges being repeated contradict claims by pro-government voices that Egypt is experiencing a p…