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42 protesters detained on charges of attempting to overthrow regime
Egypt
January 27, 2011
42 protesters detained on charges of attempting to overthrow regime
Public prosecutors in the cities of Assiut and Suez detained 42 protesters on charges of attempting to "overthrow the regime,”…
Khadr to face military trial in Guantanamo
World
August 9, 2010
Khadr to face military trial in Guantanamo
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba--Omar Khadr, a Canadian captured at age 15 by US troops in Afghanistan, goes on trial Tuesday at…
Court releases Egyptian shiite detainee
Egypt
July 29, 2010
Court releases Egyptian shiite detainee
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) on Wednesday obtained a ruling from the Supreme State Security Court lifting a…
Bedouin leaders say government still holds 3000 detainees
Egypt
July 16, 2010
Bedouin leaders say government still holds 3000 detainees
Sinai Bedouin tribal leaders have said that the Egyptian government is still holding up to 3000 Bedouin detainees despite recent…
Emirates pardons 33 Egyptian prisoners
Egypt
June 6, 2010
Emirates pardons 33 Egyptian prisoners
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry stated on Saturday that Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed el-Nahyan, president of the United Arab Emirates, granted…
Continued frustration over Bedouin detainees in North Sinai
Egypt
June 4, 2010
Continued frustration over Bedouin detainees in North Sinai
Anger is rising among the Bedouin population of the governorate of North Sinai due to the security forces failure to…
Lawyers, MB urge detainees’ release following emergency extension
Egypt
May 12, 2010
Lawyers, MB urge detainees’ release following emergency extension
Only 24 hours after the extension of Egypt's Emergency Law for another two years, lawyers requested that the attorney-general release…
6 April Youth demand release of detainees
Egypt
April 11, 2010
6 April Youth demand release of detainees
More than 50 members of the 6 April Youth Movement organized a protest yesterday before the attorney general's office to…
Muslim Brotherhood leaders to be released from jail
Egypt
April 6, 2010
Muslim Brotherhood leaders to be released from jail
Sixteen leading members of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood (MB) opposition group, including Mahmoud Ezzat, deputy general guide and secretary-general, are to…
Evicted Duweiqa residents demand new homes
Egypt
January 26, 2010
Evicted Duweiqa residents demand new homes
Dozens of residents from the Duweiqa neighborhood assembled on Monday at the Suzanne Mubarak Housing Office to protest the delay…