Al-Aqrab Prison

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:prison
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Scorpion Prison
gptkbp:capacity about 1000 inmates
gptkbp:cellType isolation cells
group cells
gptkbp:country gptkb:Egypt
gptkbp:criticizedFor gptkb:Amnesty_International
gptkb:Human_Rights_Watch
inhumane conditions
overcrowding
torture allegations
poor sanitation
lack of medical care
solitary confinement
denial of family visits
gptkbp:designedBy Egyptian State Security
gptkbp:features maximum security
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Al-Aqrab Prison
gptkbp:inmateGender gptkb:Ahmed_Douma
gptkb:Alaa_Abd_El-Fattah
gptkb:Hisham_Qandil
gptkb:Abdel_Moneim_Aboul_Fotouh
gptkb:Essam_el-Erian
gptkb:Mahmoud_Hussein
gptkb:Mohamed_Badie
gptkb:Mohamed_Beltagy
gptkb:Mohamed_Morsi
Khaled al-Fawwaz
gptkbp:location Tora, Cairo, Egypt
gptkbp:mediaCoverage gptkb:BBC
gptkb:Reuters
gptkb:The_Guardian
gptkb:New_York_Times
Al Jazeera
gptkbp:notableEvent international condemnation
death of Mohamed Morsi in custody
2013 mass detentions after coup
hunger strikes by inmates
gptkbp:notableFor harsh conditions
allegations of human rights abuses
housing political prisoners
detaining Islamist militants
detaining activists
detaining journalists
detaining members of Muslim Brotherhood
gptkbp:opened 1993
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Egyptian_Ministry_of_Interior
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Tora_Prison_Complex
gptkbp:purpose detain high-risk prisoners
gptkbp:visitorPolicy restricted
often denied
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Imprisonment_in_Egypt
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7