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Consigned to a living tomb: Aziz BineBine endures 18 years in a subterranean prison

11 April 2020

9:00 AM

11 April 2020

9:00 AM

Tazmamart Aziz BineBine, translated from the French by Lulu Norman

Haus, pp.190, 14.99

Imagine being on indefinite lockdown, imprisoned in a dark, underground, 6’ x 12’ cell, freezing in winter, boiling in summer and infested with cockroaches and scorpions. The bed is a narrow concrete ledge, where you can only sleep on your side. The toilet has no U-bend, and your cell, No.

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