Egypt’s Badr 3 Prison Under Fire: 15 Suicide Attempts, Hunger Strikes, and Disappearances Signal Deep Humanitarian Crisis

Mounting reports of suicide attempts, torture, and enforced disappearances in Egypt’s high-security Badr 3 prison fuel growing national and international outrage. Rights groups warn of an impending humanitarian catastrophe.

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Mounting reports of suicide attempts, torture, and enforced disappearances in Egypt’s high-security Badr 3 prison fuel growing national and international outrage.
Badr 3 prison in Egypt is facing serious allegations including 15 suicide attempts in under two weeks, hunger strikes by political detainees,

Watan-In a chilling revelation, 15 suicide attempts were reported within just two weeks at Egypt’s Badr 3 Prison, located 66 kilometers from Cairo, according to rights organizations under the “Article 55 Alliance.” Among the latest cases on July 4th:

The report describes these incidents as part of a collective cry for help from detainees trapped in inhumane and isolated conditions, with no visits, outdoor time, or medical care, some suffering over 10 years of total isolation.

Ongoing Hunger Strike

Since June 20, many political detainees launched an open hunger strike to protest the inhumane conditions. Key figures include:

They demand an end to psychological and physical torture, medical neglect, and denial of basic rights.

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Health Deterioration & Legal Ignorance

Many detainees have suffered loss of consciousness, hypoglycemic comas, and medical crises, aggravated by lack of nutrition, age, and chronic illness.

During a court session on July 5, detainees asked to document their declining health. Judge Mohamed El-Saeed El-Sherbiny ignored the requests and renewed their detention—a move seen as part of a judiciary complicit in systemic abuse.

Systematic Abuse and State Neglect

The prison, led by State Security officer Marwan Hammad, reportedly responded to protests with mockery and silence, telling detainees: “No one remembers you outside.” Rights groups describe Badr 3 not as a prison, but a death camp where state-sanctioned violations rise to the level of crimes against humanity.

The Article 55 Alliance and other groups stress that these violations violate Egypt’s constitution and international treaties, including the UN Convention Against Torture and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

Calls for Action

The rights groups call on:

Rising Death Toll & Disappearances

Between 2021–2024, rights group “Not Subject to Statute of Limitations” documented 137 deaths in custody due to torture, neglect, or denial of care. Badr 3 is cited among the worst.

In a related case, 7 detainees disappeared from a cell in Al-Ashar Min Ramadan Prison in June 2025, following a violent nighttime raid. Families report no knowledge of their fate, fueling fears of rendition to Wadi El-Natroun or extrajudicial punishment.

Egypt’s Interior Ministry denies all allegations.

Revolutionary Socialists’ Statement

The Revolutionary Socialists issued a strong statement under the title “Save the Prisoners of Badr 3 Now”, asserting that the Egyptian regime uses prisons like Badr 3 to crush opposition physically and mentally.
The group declared full solidarity with all political prisoners, regardless of ideology, and demanded:

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