Egyptians are dying to live as suicide rates soar

[المستشار الصحفى]

الصحف المصرية والعربية

Two weeks ago, a fourth-year dentist student in Egypt committed suicide after becoming severely depressed because her family were putting pressure on her not to leave the house. Egypt's Public Prosecution moved quickly to stop the video circulating on social media, promising the sharp hand of the law for anyone who continued to share it. Within hours of her death, a young man threatened to commit suicide in Dakahlia Governorate because of psychological pressure being put on him by his family. A 60-year-old man threw himself at a metro and in August alone, nine students committed suicide or attempted suicide after being unhappy with their exam results. A couple of weeks ago, the executive director of the Arab Foundation for […]

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