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Mubarak’s regime tortured political opponents, according to
human rights advocates and victims. So did the interim military
leadership, and so did Morsi’s
government, these sources say.
Ammar does not know what is
befalling his brothers in prison,
but he fears they are the latest in
a long line of Egyptian detainees
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to suffer such treatment.
His brothers have yet to be formally charged, Ammar says. On
Jan. 11, the youngest, Mahmoud,
received a renewed detention of
15 days pending investigation, and
his family was informed he would
be moved to a juvenile facility
with only one or two family visits
allowed every month.
Landing in prison without
charges places Mahmoud in
crowded company. Leading revo-
A protestor shows
four fingers,
symbolizing
the Rabaa
al-Adawyia
mosque sit-in
during clashes
between Muslim
Brotherhood
supporters and
security forces in
Cairo last August.
Today, one can
get arrested for
making the fourfinger salute.