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1 story for 2026-03-17 ยท Egypt

Egypt 1
โ›“๏ธ Political repression, arbitrary detention & extrajudicial violence ยท Daraj Media

Egyptian citizenship weaponized as tool of state control beyond borders

A report titled "Wherever They Went" documents how Egyptian authorities treat citizenship not as a rights-based status but as a control mechanism, using it to restrict, deny, and suppress citizens according to political calculations. The state's reach extends beyond prisons through bureaucratic means, maintaining control over exiled Egyptians through documentation and legal mechanisms.