EG Journalists Allege Torture, Forced Confessions in Custody

Several of the Matsda2sh journalists arrested last week were forced to record false “confessions” and subjected to torture and ill-treatment while being held at National Security Agency premises, the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), whose lawyers are representing the six journalists, stated on Monday morning. EIPR lawyers attended investigation sessions with five of the independent fact-checking platform’s journalists on Sunday evening, when they were presented before prosecuting authorities for […] Matsda2sh journalists forced to read false ‘confessions’ statements to camera, subjected to torture in custody first appeared on Mada Masr.