Detained Nubian activist, Gamal Sorour, died on Saturday after being transferred to Aswan University hospital following a diabetic coma, according to lawyer Ahmed Rizk. Of the 24 detained activists, eight declared going on hunger strike on Monday after they had received an additional 15 days in pretrial detention. Abdel Sabour said that Sorour died after he had been denied medical assistance for two hours inside his cell. “Why weren’t the demands of the Nubian activists considered, instead of using arbitrariness?” Abdel Sabour wrote. Following the 2011 uprising the Nubian protest movement was strengthened, with a host of new organizations being formed as well as social and political actions and events being organized.

Source: Egypt Independent November 06, 2017 11:48 UTC