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Bassam Mortada on family, politics, and healing in Abo Zaabal 89

The New Arab speaks with Bassam Mortada, the Egyptian filmmaker behind Abo Zaabal 89, who seeks to understand the impact of his father’s imprisonment & absence

Mariana Hristova
24 April, 2025
Egypt has locked up at least 60,000 political prisoners since 2013
Egypt
MENA
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Son of jailed Egypt opposition leader arrested, sent to prison

The New Arab Staff
20 April, 2025
Egypt prison - AFP
Egypt
MENA
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Man held in Egypt’s notorious Badr prison ‘commits suicide’

The New Arab Staff
16 April, 2025
Egyptian prisons have become notorious for their inhumane conditions
Egypt
MENA
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Egypt detainees punished for protesting 'cruel conditions'

The New Arab Staff
06 March, 2025
Nada Mougheeth
Egypt
MENA
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Egypt arrests wife of detained cartoonist Ashraf Omar

The New Arab Staff
16 January, 2025
Alaa Abdel-Fattah's mother argues that her son is 'illegally' jailed and should have been released end of September. [Getty]
Egypt
MENA
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Activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah's family urges presidential pardon

The New Arab
06 December, 2024
Alaa Abd el-Fattah has been in prison in Egypt for five years
Egypt
MENA
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Civil society groups call for release of top Egyptian activist

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 September, 2024
Egypt prison [Getty]
Egypt
MENA
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Egyptian authorities arrest former government official

The New Arab Staff
04 August, 2024
Scorpion prison Egypt GETTY
Egypt
MENA
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Egyptian detainee handed over by Kuwait dies in prison

The New Arab Staff
28 June, 2024
Egypt prison - Getty
Egypt
MENA
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Wife of detained journalist raises alarm over poor health

The New Arab Staff
10 May, 2024
Egypt
MENA
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Two detainees reportedly die of medical negligence in Egypt

Thaer Mansour
16 May, 2023
Egypt
MENA
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Egypt releases Al Jazeera journalist from jail

The New Arab Staff
01 May, 2023
Abd al-Fattah al-Sisi
MENA
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Jailed Egyptian rights lawyer's wife 'freed' after detention

Thaer Mansour
17 April, 2023
Egypt
MENA
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Egyptian doctor forcibly disappeared after FB posts on Sisi

Thaer Mansour
06 April, 2023
Alaa Abdel Fattah
MENA
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Alaa Abdel Fattah sister to address HRC amid prison abuses

The New Arab Staff
15 March, 2023
Egypt
MENA
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Egypt's model prison 'rife with abuses': activists

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 February, 2023
Egypt
MENA
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Egyptian journalist freed after seven years in jail

The New Arab Staff
06 December, 2022
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Egypt
MENA
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Former Egypt MP third person to die in detention in 48 hours

The New Arab Staff
17 November, 2022
Egypt prison [Getty]
Egypt
MENA
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COP27: Egypt prisoner dies following prolonged hunger strike

Thaer Mansour
02 November, 2022
Egypt
MENA
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Egyptian activist re-arrested after interview with Jazeera

Thaer Mansour
19 September, 2022
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COP27
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Has repressive Egypt been intentionally selected for Cop27?

Sam Hamad

Sam Hamad

16 September, 2022