{"id":20071,"date":"2025-07-10T15:09:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T15:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=20071"},"modified":"2025-07-10T15:09:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T15:09:13","slug":"egypts-badr-3-prison-under-fire-15-suicide-attempts-hunger-strikes-and-disappearances-signal-deep-humanitarian-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/07\/10\/egypts-badr-3-prison-under-fire-15-suicide-attempts-hunger-strikes-and-disappearances-signal-deep-humanitarian-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Egypt\u2019s Badr 3 Prison Under Fire: 15 Suicide Attempts, Hunger Strikes, and Disappearances Signal Deep Humanitarian Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-In a chilling revelation, 15 suicide attempts were reported within just two weeks at Egypt\u2019s Badr 3 Prison, located 66 kilometers from Cairo, according to rights organizations under the \u201cArticle 55 Alliance.\u201d Among the latest cases on July 4th:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1133\" data-end=\"1375\">\n<li data-start=\"1133\" data-end=\"1240\">\n<p data-start=\"1135\" data-end=\"1240\">Dr. Abdel Rahim Mohamed, a cardiologist, tried to slit his throat in front of surveillance cameras.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1241\" data-end=\"1303\">\n<p data-start=\"1243\" data-end=\"1303\">Reda Abu El-Ghait attempted to bite through his veins.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1304\" data-end=\"1375\">\n<p data-start=\"1306\" data-end=\"1375\">Prominent economist Dr. Abdullah Shehata tried to hang himself.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1377\" data-end=\"1622\">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.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1629\" data-end=\"1661\">Ongoing Hunger Strike<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1663\" data-end=\"1800\">Since June 20, many political detainees launched an open hunger strike to protest the inhumane conditions. Key figures include:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1801\" data-end=\"2069\">\n<li data-start=\"1801\" data-end=\"1831\">\n<p data-start=\"1803\" data-end=\"1831\">Dr. Mohamed El-Beltagy<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1832\" data-end=\"1863\">\n<p data-start=\"1834\" data-end=\"1863\">Dr. Abdel Rahman El-Bar<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1864\" data-end=\"1921\">\n<p data-start=\"1866\" data-end=\"1921\">Osama Morsi (son of late President Mohamed Morsi)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1922\" data-end=\"1972\">\n<p data-start=\"1924\" data-end=\"1972\">Khaled El-Azhary, former Minister of Labor<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1973\" data-end=\"2069\">\n<p data-start=\"1975\" data-end=\"2069\">Amin El-Sirfy, Assaad El-Sheikha, Yousry Anbar, Amr Zaki, and Sobhi Saleh.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2071\" data-end=\"2173\">They demand an end to psychological and physical torture, medical neglect, and denial of basic rights.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12519\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12519\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12519 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Egypt-human-rights00-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Egyptians Political detainees\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Egypt-human-rights00-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Egypt-human-rights00-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Egypt-human-rights00-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Egypt-human-rights00.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12519\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Egypt crackdown on activists<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 data-start=\"2180\" data-end=\"2229\">Health Deterioration &amp; Legal Ignorance<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2231\" data-end=\"2633\">Many detainees have suffered loss of consciousness, hypoglycemic comas, and medical crises, aggravated by lack of nutrition, age, and chronic illness.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2231\" data-end=\"2633\">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\u2014a move seen as part of a judiciary complicit in systemic abuse.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"2640\" data-end=\"2685\">Systematic Abuse and State Neglect<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2687\" data-end=\"3013\">The prison, led by State Security officer Marwan Hammad, reportedly responded to protests with mockery and silence, telling detainees: \u201cNo one remembers you outside.\u201d 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.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3015\" data-end=\"3259\">The Article 55 Alliance and other groups stress that these violations violate Egypt\u2019s constitution and international treaties, including the UN Convention Against Torture and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"3266\" data-end=\"3293\">Calls for Action<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"3295\" data-end=\"3323\">The rights groups call on:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"3324\" data-end=\"3606\">\n<li data-start=\"3324\" data-end=\"3447\">\n<p data-start=\"3326\" data-end=\"3447\">Egypt\u2019s Interior Ministry, National Security, and Prosecutor General to investigate conditions immediately.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3448\" data-end=\"3540\">\n<p data-start=\"3450\" data-end=\"3540\">United Nations and international bodies to launch urgent missions to Badr 3.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3541\" data-end=\"3606\">\n<p data-start=\"3543\" data-end=\"3606\">Immediate access to detainees, medical care, and family visits.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-start=\"3613\" data-end=\"3659\">Rising Death Toll &amp; Disappearances<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"3661\" data-end=\"3858\">Between 2021\u20132024, rights group \u201cNot Subject to Statute of Limitations\u201d documented 137 deaths in custody due to torture, neglect, or denial of care. Badr 3 is cited among the worst.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3860\" data-end=\"4134\">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.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19772\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19772\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19772 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/9600.jpg\" alt=\"Between 2021\u20132024, rights group \u201cNot Subject to Statute of Limitations\u201d documented 137 deaths in custody due to torture, neglect, or denial of care. Badr 3 is cited among the worst.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/9600.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/9600-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/9600-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19772\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Egypt&#8217;s Interior Ministry denies all allegations.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 data-start=\"4141\" data-end=\"4186\">Revolutionary Socialists\u2019 Statement<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"4188\" data-end=\"4522\">The Revolutionary Socialists issued a strong statement under the title \u201cSave the Prisoners of Badr 3 Now\u201d, asserting that the Egyptian regime uses prisons like Badr 3 to crush opposition physically and mentally.<br data-start=\"4411\" data-end=\"4414\" \/>The group declared full solidarity with all political prisoners, regardless of ideology, and demanded:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"4523\" data-end=\"4630\">\n<li data-start=\"4523\" data-end=\"4557\">\n<p data-start=\"4525\" data-end=\"4557\">Immediate release of detainees<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4558\" data-end=\"4581\">\n<p data-start=\"4560\" data-end=\"4581\">Medical care access<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4582\" data-end=\"4630\">\n<p data-start=\"4584\" data-end=\"4630\">Prison oversight by independent committees<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"4637\" data-end=\"4668\">If you&#8217;d like, I can prepare:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"4669\" data-end=\"4840\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\n<li data-start=\"4669\" data-end=\"4714\">\n<p data-start=\"4671\" data-end=\"4714\">A policy brief for advocacy organizations<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4715\" data-end=\"4743\">\n<p data-start=\"4717\" data-end=\"4743\">A press release template<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4744\" data-end=\"4840\" data-is-last-node=\"\">\n<p 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