Two coronavirus infections in Tora Prison
The Egyptian Front for Rights and Freedoms has published a report in which it said that it knew from its sources that there were two coronavirus infections in Tora Prison where thousands of political opponents and criminal prisoners are being…
Panic in the affluent Fifth Settlement neighbourhood after 5 coronavirus deaths
A state of panic has taken hold in the Fifth Settlement neighbourhood of the Egyptian capital Cairo because of a series of deaths from coronavirus infection in the area that is locally known as “the neighborhood of the rich.” The…
A map of coronavirus infections in Egypt
The Health Ministry has published a map of the spread of coronavirus infections in Egyptian governorates up until March 29. The map did not provide details of the neighbourhoods or cities within the governorates, but it mentioned the governorates in…
In the fight against coronavirus in Egypt the government favours the rich
In conjunction with the spread of COVID-19 in Egypt, the government has taken many procedures aimed at fighting the virus and mitigating its effects, especially the economic effects. Although those procedures are laudable, a close look reveals that the government…
Coronavirus raises panic in Egypt’s prisons over regime inaction
Egyptian authorities have transferred three detainees suspected of being infected with coronavirus from Giza Central Prison to hospital after they showed clear symptoms of the virus. Egyptian authorities transferred them to the hospital after refusing to do so for days….
Coronavirus: Egypt quarantines villages in 10 governorates
The Egyptian Ministry of Health announced on Saturday evening that it has put villages in 10 governorates under quarantine to fight the novel coronavirus (Covid-19). Observers considered that these measures are a worrying indication of the spread of coronavirus, in…
Egypt’s media fight coronavirus with tea, fesikh and liquorice
While many countries around the world are depending on the media in their countries to raise awareness of how to protect themselves from coronavirus, the Egyptian media has played a completely different role. Satellite channels loyal to the Egyptian regime…
Exclusive: Corruption scandals in the military overthrow high profile officers
Exclusive Egyptian judicial and military sources have revealed to Egypt Watch that a concealed clash is taking place between the Egyptian Armed Forces and a number of judicial authorities on the one hand, and the Administrative Control Authority (ACA) on…
Coronavirus: Partial strike at Tora Prison
The Revolutionary Socialist Movement has announced that about 100 detainees in Tora Prison have started a partial hunger strike in protest at the absence of suitable measures inside the prison to prevent the spread of coronavirus among the detainees. In…
Leaked army document reveals high number of COVID-19 infection rates in 5 governorates
We Record human rights monitoring organisation has published on its Facebook page a top-secret military document addressed to military units in five Egyptian provinces that have high infection rates of the novel coronavirus. The document orders a suspension of leave…
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