HRW: Academic held by Egyptian authorities at risk of death
Human Rights Watch joins 50 other groups to call for release of Egyptian academic Salah Soltan, detained in Egypt.
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![Egypt's Deputy Foreign Minister Hamdi Sanad Loza, right, meets with his Turkish counterpart Sedat Onal and his delegation, left [Khaled Desouki/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/000_99C9XQ.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Conditions surrounding death of ex-president highlight dismal reality endured by thousands languishing in Egypt’s jails.
The Turkish president said Morsi was “killed” and wants the Egyptian government face an international court.
Morsi’s presidency was a flicker of hope for a democratic future in a country long dominated by ruthless dictators.
Cairo says UN’s call for independent probe into Morsi’s death is a ‘deliberate attempt to politicise a natural death’.
The UN rights office demands investigation into Morsi’s death as people across the Middle East mourn the ex-president.
Coverage in Egyptian newspapers was relegated to inside pages with no mention of former leader’s title.
Malaysia, Qatar pay tribute to former Egyptian president, but reaction from other governments has been largely muted.
Egypt’s only democratically elected president died on Monday while attending a court session in Cairo.
Mosques across Turkey hold prayer services for former Egyptian president, who died in a Cairo court on Monday.
Egypt’s first freely elected president buried in Cairo at dawn, his son says, with some Morsi family members present.
