Al Jazeera | Egypt’s Sinai: Trafficking, torture and fear
This article was first published by Al Jazeera English. – – – Puckered flesh has knitted across Idriss’ shoulder, masking the deep gash below. Four months earlier, his captors had scooped the skin out with a blade. The back of his Eritrean companion, Birikti, is seared with scars. The men had placed red-hot strips of wood inside her dress, and then handed her a phone. “They told me to call my parents and ask for $30,000,” she says. Idriss and […]
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