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Nineteen new prisons built in Egypt since 2011: rights group
Egypt
September 9, 2016
Nineteen new prisons built in Egypt since 2011: rights group
An Egyptian rights watchdog has reported a "dramatic" increase in building new prisons in recent years, with 19 new facilities…
Health activist Taher Mokhtar, 2 students released after 7 months in jail
Egypt
August 3, 2016
Health activist Taher Mokhtar, 2 students released after 7 months in jail
Three detained persons, including health activist Taher Mokhtar, who were arrested from their home in central Cairo in the prelude…
Egyptian blogger jailed in Qatar due to guarantor system: ANHRI
Egypt
March 30, 2016
Egyptian blogger jailed in Qatar due to guarantor system: ANHRI
An Egyptian blogger is being kept in a Qatari jail after suing his guarantor for unfair dismissal and unpaid wages.Tamer…
Court mulls freezing activists’ funds, new judicial crackdown on NGOs imminent
Egypt
March 18, 2016
Court mulls freezing activists’ funds, new judicial crackdown on NGOs imminent
The Cairo Criminal Court will rule on Saturday on a decision by investigators to freeze the assets of two renowned…
Activist, NGO director banned from travel, says Egypt a ‘police state’
Egypt
February 4, 2016
Activist, NGO director banned from travel, says Egypt a ‘police state’
Cairo International Airport on Thursday denied human rights activist and NGO director Gamal Eid the right to travel, citing “unknown…
ANHRI appeals to prosecutors over violations against NGO director
Egypt
November 23, 2015
ANHRI appeals to prosecutors over violations against NGO director
The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) has accused the General Prosecution of violations against an NGO director charged…
ANHRI condemns death sentence against poet in Saudi Arabia
World
November 20, 2015
ANHRI condemns death sentence against poet in Saudi Arabia
The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) condemned sentencing Palestinian poet and visual artist Ashraf Fayyad to death on…
More rights groups join warnings of forced disappearances
Egypt
June 4, 2015
More rights groups join warnings of forced disappearances
A number of human rights organizations have escalated their warnings against the reported surge in forced disappearances of young activists,…
Rights org demands whereabouts of arrested reporter declared
Egypt
March 30, 2015
Rights org demands whereabouts of arrested reporter declared
A human rights organization has demanded authorities to reveal the whereabouts of a journalist who was arrested from his residence…
ANHRI slams former judge’s impeachment over security apparatus sabotage
Egypt
March 26, 2015
ANHRI slams former judge’s impeachment over security apparatus sabotage
A human rights organization has slammed the decision to refer a former senior judge to a judicial disciplinary investigation over…