detainees
44 Tahrir Square detainees referred to military prosecution
Egypt
June 29, 2011
44 Tahrir Square detainees referred to military prosecution
Prosecutors on Wednesday morning referred 44 people arrested during protests that began at the Balloon Theater and moved into Tahrir…
Egypt announces release of 14 citizens detained in Libya
Egypt
June 1, 2011
Egypt announces release of 14 citizens detained in Libya
Libyan authorities on Monday released 14 Egyptians detained in the country since the Libyan uprising began in February, Egypt's Foreign…
31 detainees escape police station in Giza
Egypt
May 17, 2011
31 detainees escape police station in Giza
Thirty-one detainees early on Tuesday managed to escape from a police station in 6th of October City by carving a…
Egypt asks Libya to protect its nationals, release detainees
Egypt
May 4, 2011
Egypt asks Libya to protect its nationals, release detainees
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry has officially requested the Libyan government to secure the lives of Egyptians living there, and to…
Families of Libya detainees force way into foreign ministry
Egypt
May 2, 2011
Families of Libya detainees force way into foreign ministry
About 60 family members of Egyptians being detained in Libya forced their way into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on…
Families of Islamist detainees demand their release
Egypt
March 22, 2011
Families of Islamist detainees demand their release
The families of 157 political detainees protested in front of the Cabinet building on Tuesday, demanding a general pardon for…
Rights groups demand inquiry into army’s indecent assault of detainees
Egypt
March 21, 2011
Rights groups demand inquiry into army’s indecent assault of detainees
Seventeen Egyptian rights organizations released a statement on Monday calling upon the country's minister of health to investigate alleged incidents…
Military detains protesters arrested outside Egyptian Museum
Egypt
March 16, 2011
Military detains protesters arrested outside Egyptian Museum
The army detained five protesters in the Egyptian Museum on Wednesday evening, arresting them as they demanded the release of…
Egypt releases more Bedouin detainees
Egypt
March 9, 2011
Egypt releases more Bedouin detainees
Egyptian Authorities announced on Wednesday the release of more Bedouin detainees in a move that aims to allay the tension…
Jihadists, Salafists released; Bedouin, Palestinians remain in detention
Egypt
February 24, 2011
Jihadists, Salafists released; Bedouin, Palestinians remain in detention
The Ministry of Interior on Thursday released 42 prisoners associated with Egyptian Jihadist and Salafist groups two days after the…