فيديو لحرق قوات الجيش والشرطة بيوت معتقلين في قرية البصارطة بدمياط صباح اليوم#الشرطة_تحرق_بيوت_المعتقلين Posted by Amr Salama El-Qazaz on Monday, March 21, 2016 Egyptian police have reportedly set fire to residential buildings in El Basarta, located in the coastal province of Damietta during an early morning raid on Monday. Video footage posted on social media sites, which could not be independently verified by Egyptian Streets, shows flames of fire coming out of the building’s windows. According to the group Egyptian Coordination for Rights and Freedoms, security forces raided and burned the home of Maryam Turk, who has been detained since May of last year, after participating in anti-government protests. The Revolutionary Coalition for Egyptian Women has called for the release of Turk and other women held in Egyptian prisons for what it describes as “political” reasons. The group has described the conditions Turk endures in prison as “inhumane.” Homes belonging to other detainees were also set ablaze in the raid, according to Egyptian Coordination for Rights and Freedoms. The provincial security chief of Damietta, Faisal Dewidar, has however denied that security forces set fire to the residential buildings. Following the…
Egyptian Police Allegedly Set Homes Ablaze During Raid in Damietta
March 21, 2016
