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Wednesday, 31 May 2006
The Prison authorities cracked down on the hunger-striking detainees in Tora, as the strike escalated, with 13 activists in total taking action on its second day.
The strike started on Saturday night/Sunday morning, with six detainees
in Mahkoum Tora, refusing to eat. The prisoners, according to activist
and legal sources, made it clear to the prison authorities the strike
was not directed against them, but against State Security’s brutal
treatment of Mohamed el-Sharqawi, demanding his medical examination, an investigation into to the torture incident, and the release of all pro-judges detainees.“By torturing Sharqawi,” detainee Wael Khalil was quoted by an
activist who visited him today, “State Security was sending a message
to us ‘This is what awaits you if you decide to take to the streets
again after your release.’”
Sharkawy, in case you don't remember, is the guy they did this to. And it seems that they are on a roll.
The prison authorities on the first day of the hunger strike, moved the six detainees into solitary confinement cells.
The Mahkoum Tora “is an old prison. These solitary confinement cells
do not meet the legal standards specified by human rights treaties,”
the detainees’ lawyer Gamal Eid said. “The ventilation is horrible. There is no water, no toilets.” Kamal Khalil, director of the Center for Socialist Studies who’s suffering from respiratory problems, was transferred to the prison hospital yesterday, Eid added.[...]
Since there were only 10 solitary confinement cells in Mahkoum Tora,
the first three above-mentioned prisoners were moved to another prison
complex, said to be Mazra3et Tora.
As for Sharkawy..
According to Eid and an activist source, Sharqawi’s health is still in
a critical level, suffering from unbearable chest pains. Eid said
however, the authorities finally transferred his detained client to the
forensic medical department on Sunday, and provided basic medical
treatment at the prison hospital yesterday.
Sigh…
May 31st, 2006 at 12:35 pm
监狱里的博客
May 31st, 2006 at 1:28 pm
Yeah, what he said… I agree with reply no. 1….
No seriously, it’s beyond words what’s going on over there….
May 31st, 2006 at 3:18 pm
Ijust read his account for the first time.
Jesus on a hill.
May 31st, 2006 at 6:37 pm
hello from linda I hope you have a broader mind than these poor men in jail……….I do not lie and have put on my space world shocking news…..please help, I beg you.
I am upset … I think I am writng my web wrong…..god help us.
http://spaces.msn.com/lindasfunhouse/ ok this is it… please do what you can, thank you.
May 31st, 2006 at 7:04 pm
neither link work Linda.
May 31st, 2006 at 8:58 pm
#1 in english: Bloggers in Jail
May 31st, 2006 at 10:51 pm
> The Mahkoum Tora “is an old prison. These solitary confinement cells
> do not meet the legal standards specified by human rights treaties,”
Who cares for the enemy combattants, that threaten Hosni our
beloved Fuhrer?
Hosni, go for US!!!
June 1st, 2006 at 7:13 am
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