Egypt: Jailed Activist’s Life May Be at Risk

Expand Aisha al-Shater, 39, has been detained for over a year in solitary confinement. Authorities have failed to provide her with sufficient medical care.   © Private / 2019 (Beirut) – Egyptian prison authorities should immediately provide jailed pro-Muslim Brotherhood activist Aisha al-Shater with critically needed medical care, allow her family visits, and release her if there is no evidence of criminal wrongdoing, Human Rights Watch said today. Prison authorities have kept al-Shater, 39, in abusive detention conditions for more than a year, including months of solitary confinement and…

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