Prominent Nubian activist dies in detention in Egypt
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A prominent Nubian activist arrested in Egypt last month for taking part in a peaceful protest has died in detention, a lawyer and a long-time friend said on Sunday, in a case likely to fuel debate on medical care in Egyptian prisons and the widespread use of lengthy detention without trial or formal charges.
They said Gamal Sorour, a businessman in his early 50s, died Saturday; reports conflicted on whether he died in his place of detention in the southern city of Aswan or shortly after his arrival at a hospital. Police in Aswan said he died soon after he arrived at the hospital.
Sorour, who has had long-term health issues and underwent life-saving surgery several years ago, suffered a diabetic coma on Saturday.
