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Activist Israa Abd El Fattah reports torture in detention, faces smear campaign amid new arrests and disappearances

She was told that she would face further torture if she spoke about the abuse.

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Lebanon uprising • 9 min read

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social media • 22 min read

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Tunisian elections • 9 min read

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prison conditions • 3 min read

Public Prosecution inspection team finds conditions in Tora “adequate” despite widespread prisoner accounts of abuse and medical negligence

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freedom of the press • 5 min read

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prison conditions • 6 min read

Alaa Abd El Fattah and his lawyer recount humiliation and beatings in maximum-security prison

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National Council for Human Rights • 5 min read

Security directives instruct media to attack National Council for Human Rights

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