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Campaign petitions UN for Egyptian activist lawyer’s release
Egypt

Campaign petitions UN for Egyptian activist lawyer’s release

A campaign is seeking to collect signatures from lawyers worldwide in a petition to the United Nation’s Secretary General, demanding…
Three detainees die of heat in Qaliubiya police station
Egypt

Three detainees die of heat in Qaliubiya police station

Three detainees held in a cell at the Shubra al-Keima police station fainted and later died on Tuesday as a…
Dostour Party campaign sheds light on prisoners of conscience
Egypt

Dostour Party campaign sheds light on prisoners of conscience

The liberal Dostour Party has launched a campaign introducing prisoners of conscience to the public, saying it hopes to shed…
Lawyer: Irish detained in Egypt subjected to torture
Egypt

Lawyer: Irish detained in Egypt subjected to torture

An Irish teen detained in Egypt over charges of violence that involved the Muslim Brotherhood in 2013 has been subjected…
Foreign Ministry fires back at Amnesty International report
Egypt

Foreign Ministry fires back at Amnesty International report

Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned a report issued by the London-based Amnesty International, in which it criticized the…
Nadeem Center: 272 deaths behind bars during Sisi’s first year of rule
Egypt

Nadeem Center: 272 deaths behind bars during Sisi’s first year of rule

The Nadeem Center for Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence released a report saying that security violations during the past 12 months…
Presidential palace demo for prisoners release ends peacefully
Egypt

Presidential palace demo for prisoners release ends peacefully

Tens of female activists outside the Ettehadiya Presidential Palace left the area late Sunday after a one-hour protest calling for…
Amnesty calls for release of 19-year-old detainee
Egypt

Amnesty calls for release of 19-year-old detainee

Amnesty International has called for the release of a 19-year-old Egyptian, who has been detained for more than a year…
Campaign urges international solidarity with Egypt political prisoners
Egypt

Campaign urges international solidarity with Egypt political prisoners

An activist campaign has called for world protests in solidarity with Egyptian political prisoners held since the ouster of former…
NGO voices concern over fresh prison torture revelations
Egypt

NGO voices concern over fresh prison torture revelations

An NGO has voiced concern over latest revelations by the National Council for Human Rights concerning the alleged torture of…
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