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42 protesters detained on charges of attempting to overthrow regime
Egypt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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