detainees
Sisi to pardon new batch of youth detainees within days
Egypt
December 3, 2016
Sisi to pardon new batch of youth detainees within days
A presidential committee formed to examine cases of young Egyptians detained since the events that followed January 25 revolution is…
Justice Ministry could supervise presidential committee on releasing detainees – Sources
Egypt
November 7, 2016
Justice Ministry could supervise presidential committee on releasing detainees – Sources
Informed sources have referred to a legal crisis facing the presidential committee tasked with checking cases of the detained youth,…
Politicians praise Sisi’s proposal on release of youth detainees
Egypt
October 27, 2016
Politicians praise Sisi’s proposal on release of youth detainees
Prominent opposition figure Medhat al-Zahid has praised President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi for his proposal that young members of parliament should…
After two years of Sisi rule, critics highlight ‘broken’ promises
Egypt
June 8, 2016
After two years of Sisi rule, critics highlight ‘broken’ promises
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was sworn in as the sixth president of Egypt on June 8, 2014 — two years ago…
Iraq holding hundreds of detainees in ‘inhumane conditions’: Amnesty
Middle East
May 3, 2016
Iraq holding hundreds of detainees in ‘inhumane conditions’: Amnesty
Amnesty International said on Tuesday Iraq is holding more than 1,000 detainees, some as young as 15, without charge in…
Minya arrests 2 Brotherhood loyalists for anti-govt documents
Egypt
December 31, 2015
Minya arrests 2 Brotherhood loyalists for anti-govt documents
Prosecutors in Minya have remanded two Brotherhood members in the province for 15 days pending investigation into charges of “plotting…
Egypt ranks as world’s 2nd worst jailer of journalists
Egypt
December 15, 2015
Egypt ranks as world’s 2nd worst jailer of journalists
Egypt has been ranked as the world’s second worst jailer of journalists, coming in after China, in a 2015 Reporters…
Govt allocates 103 feddans for new prison
Egypt
December 10, 2015
Govt allocates 103 feddans for new prison
The Cabinet approved on Wednesday a presidential decree to allocate more than 103 feddans of state-owned lands for the establishment…
Torture is not systematic: Sisi during Police Academy visit
Egypt
December 3, 2015
Torture is not systematic: Sisi during Police Academy visit
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Thursday that “individual” incidents of detainee torture by police should not be generalized as an…
13 NGOs urge release of detained journalist
Egypt
December 2, 2015
13 NGOs urge release of detained journalist
Thirteen Egyptian NGOs have urged the release of journalist Ismail Iskandarani, who was arrested following his return from Germany on…