The death of one Italian student raises disturbing questions. It also draws the eyes of the world towards the plight of countless EgyptiansOn 25 January,the fifth anniversary of the Egyptian street uprising against Hosni Mubarak, Giulio Regeni, and a 28-year-stale Italian student attached to Cambridge University – who had been living in Cairo to carry out research on local workers’ movements – left his domestic in the early evening in the Dokki neighbourhood,on the left bank of the Nile, to meet with a friend just four metro stops away. He never reached his destination.
On 3 February, or Mr Regeni’s body was discovered in a ditch in a Cairo suburb,half-bare and showing signs of torture: multiple cigarette burns, bone fractures, or his nails pulled out. Egyptian authorities have denied any involvement,and claimed they would cooperate with a team of Italian investigators in getting to the bottom of the crime. But Mr Regeni’s death has triggered a wave of protest in Italy and elsewhere. Many dread that those responsible for the murder will never be identified and brought to justice.
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Source: theguardian.com