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Egypt releases 32 pretrial detainees, including 3 female journalists
Egypt
February 8, 2024
Egypt releases 32 pretrial detainees, including 3 female journalists
Former presidential candidate Farid Zahran announced the release of several pre-trial detainees, pending opinion cases. The total list of those…
Five British nationals released as part of Ukraine prisoner swap, UK government confirms
World
September 22, 2022
Five British nationals released as part of Ukraine prisoner swap, UK government confirms
Five British nationals have been released as part of a prisoner swap between Ukraine and Russia, the UK government confirmed on Thursday.…
Egyptian authorities deny torturing detainees in police custody
Egypt
February 16, 2022
Egyptian authorities deny torturing detainees in police custody
The Egyptian security forces issued a statement about the allegations of some detainees in al-Salam Police Station in a video…
Turkey to deport American Islamic State detainee after Greece slams door
Middle East
November 14, 2019
Turkey to deport American Islamic State detainee after Greece slams door
Turkey said on Thursday it would deport an American Islamic State fighter to the United States after he was refused…
More than two thousand Egyptians deported from Kuwait in 2019
Egypt
November 5, 2019
More than two thousand Egyptians deported from Kuwait in 2019
A Kuwaiti security source revealed on Monday that the statistics of the prison administration showed that 18,000 expatriates were deported…
Turkey vows to send back IS members to their countries
Middle East
November 4, 2019
Turkey vows to send back IS members to their countries
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey will send back Islamic State group members to their countries of origin, the interior minister said…
UN calls for release of ex-aide to Egypt’s Morsi, son jailed since 2013
Egypt
October 23, 2019
UN calls for release of ex-aide to Egypt’s Morsi, son jailed since 2013
GENEVA (Reuters) – An Egyptian Islamist father and his son have been detained unlawfully since 2013 as part of the…
Iran sends US list of names for proposed prisoner swap
Middle East
October 21, 2019
Iran sends US list of names for proposed prisoner swap
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s foreign ministry says it has sent a list of names it is demanding in a…
UN official says over 100,000 detained and missing in Syria
Middle East
August 9, 2019
UN official says over 100,000 detained and missing in Syria
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Reports suggest more than 100,000 people in Syria have been detained, abducted or gone missing during…
Egypt tries 5 Russians on extremism charges: embassy
Egypt
April 11, 2019
Egypt tries 5 Russians on extremism charges: embassy
The Russian embassy in Cairo reported that Egyptian authorities have charged with extremism five Russian citizens detained in Egypt since…