Cairo, Oct 6, 2026 (AFP) - Egypt denies torture claims by detained journalists

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2026-10-06

Egypt on Tuesday denied claims that detained journalists from an independent fact-checking platform were tortured or mistreated, calling the allegations "baseless", in a case that has raised fresh concerns over press freedom in the country. On Monday, lawyers for the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), which represents the six journalists arrested last week, said they reported "various forms of torture and mistreatment" while in deten......

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