Arrests
Turkey orders 72 university staff detained in coup-related probe: Anadolu
Middle East
July 10, 2017
Turkey orders 72 university staff detained in coup-related probe: Anadolu
Turkey issued arrest warrants for 72 university staff, state media said on Monday, including a former adviser to the main…
Azhar says no Uyghur students arrested from campus, fellow institutions
Egypt
July 8, 2017
Azhar says no Uyghur students arrested from campus, fellow institutions
Azhar, the world’s foremost Sunni Islam institution, denied that any of their Uyghur students has been arrested on the university…
Doctors Syndicate says arrested former board member falsely accused of inciting protests
Egypt
June 20, 2017
Doctors Syndicate says arrested former board member falsely accused of inciting protests
The Doctors Syndicate has said security services arrested Ahmed abul-Qassem, a former member of the syndicate board in Luxor. Abul-Qassem…
Arrests in Iran show Rouhani’s difficulty shielding reformists ahead of vote
Middle East
April 4, 2017
Arrests in Iran show Rouhani’s difficulty shielding reformists ahead of vote
Hengameh Shahidi knew the security agents were coming for her.
Sectarian strife looms in Luxor over woman converted to Islam
Egypt
March 25, 2017
Sectarian strife looms in Luxor over woman converted to Islam
Clashes between security forces and Muslim residents of a village in Luxor governorate erupted on Friday, after a rumor that…
Father, wife detained for torturing and chaining up 8-year-old son
Egypt
July 16, 2016
Father, wife detained for torturing and chaining up 8-year-old son
The prosecutor’s office in Belqas city, Dakhalia governorate, ordered Friday the detention of a father and his wife for torturing…
French police arrest three in Nice raid after truck attack
World
July 16, 2016
French police arrest three in Nice raid after truck attack
French police arrested three people in Nice early on Saturday in connection with the probe into the Bastille day attack…
India arrests five suspected of plotting Islamic State attacks
World
June 29, 2016
India arrests five suspected of plotting Islamic State attacks
Indian counter-terrorism officials on Wednesday arrested five men on suspicion of plotting a series of attacks across the country on…
EU condemns Turkey’s arrest of academics as ‘extremely worrying’
Middle East
January 16, 2016
EU condemns Turkey’s arrest of academics as ‘extremely worrying’
The European Union on Saturday condemned as "extremely worrying" Turkey's arrest of around 20 academics who signed a petition criticizing…
Seventeen trade unions, activists condemn arrest of protesting workers
Egypt
December 21, 2015
Seventeen trade unions, activists condemn arrest of protesting workers
Seventeen trade unions and activists condemned in a statement Monday the referral of dozens of Petrotrade Company workers to the…