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Political prisoners in Egypt live under constant uncertainty about how long they will be detained. So freedom often comes as a big, and welcome, surprise.
A number of political activists in Egyptian prisons have been on a hunger strike for several days to protest their denial of basic rights, at a time the president has called for a national dialogue with opponents.
At least 1,764 Egyptian prisoners have been rotated in pretrial detention between January 2018 and December 2021, a punitive measure used by the Egyptian regime to extend the amount of time detainees .
While it is heartwarming to see friends and family posting pictures on social media of smiling and exhausted former prisoners who spent years in pretrial detention, Egypt’s international partners should recognize publicly that piecemeal releases do not indicate an end to the extensive repression practiced by the current government.