Egypt

World Organisation Against Torture

Press Release

Egypt: Violent repression of peaceful demonstrations

I

There, among those verdant meadows, oh Nefertiti
Immolated and transposed into a Langi Egyptologist
I played the banjo, awaiting a daughter of the Nile,
Lo! ‘Twas the Nightingale Arabica coming, and none!

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Egypt’s political stability hangs in the balance following recent parliamentary elections that have been widely described as a shambles and a major reverse of any political reforms achieved over the past three decades.