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..My 800 Words Torture Report…
Tweet By Ahmed Tharwat The release of the Senate Intelligence Committee torture report has brought back painful memories. Now everyone knows that our government has “tortured some folks,” as President Obama has put it when he wanted to be homey and cute. As someone who was tortured himself in an Egyptian jail, such charm is wasted on me. And contrary to what CIA director confusing knowable and unknowable thing, nothing is unknowable about Torture; The emotional and physical details remain vivid in my memory even after more than 40 years. I was a freshman at Cairo High School. Anti-government protests were a daily routine on Egyptian streets. I was too…
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Egyptian security arrested a 16 year old boy for flashing a sign, … !! a letter from his mother!!
Tweet I received this poetic letter from an Egyptian mother, where Abo Elbaraa, her 16 year old son was arrested , 1/12/2014 sent to detention in EL Merg, Mansoura, (my home town) put on trial as an adult, tortured, and abused in prison… ,he was accused of threatening national security for flashing Rabaa sign being in one of the protests that is taken place daily in Egypt. I cant verify her story but what is going on in Egypt now… I have seen worst…!! please give her a word of support. Om Albaraa Mother of Albaraa Almansoura, Egypt Salam Alykom,/Peace Upon You Dear Mr. Ahmed It is very hard for…