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Eyewitness: The fate of Egypt's female prisoners

Khaled Shalaby
, Aaya Al-Shamahi
, A Alaa
Published date: 26 April 2022 14:11 BST | Last update: 2 years 6 months ago
On 26 November 2019, Egyptian journalist Solafa Magdy was thrown into the back of a van and abducted along with her husband Hossam al-Sayyad and friend Mohammed Salah. This is her story.
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