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Adl Party asks for release of political prisoners
Egypt

Adl Party asks for release of political prisoners

The Adl Party asked President Mohamed Morsy to release all political prisoners and reveal the reports of the fact-finding committees…
Abbasseya detainees call on Morsy to pardon military prisoners
Egypt

Abbasseya detainees call on Morsy to pardon military prisoners

In a statement issued on Wednesday evening to President-elect Mohamed Morsy, detainees arrested during the Abbasseya violence called on Egypt's…
Engineers demonstrate before syndicate, demand release of Abbasseya detainees
Egypt

Engineers demonstrate before syndicate, demand release of Abbasseya detainees

Scores of engineers staged a protest on Monday in front of their syndicate to demand the release of 28 of…
Interior minister: Elections commission would decide whether Mubarak can vote
Egypt

Interior minister: Elections commission would decide whether Mubarak can vote

  The decision on whether ousted President Hosni Mubarak can vote is up to the Presidential Elections Commission, Interior Minister…
MPs in procedural fight over political pardon bill
Egypt

MPs in procedural fight over political pardon bill

Islamist lawmakers clashed Wednesday over a procedural delay to a draft law on pardons for political prisoners. Jama'a al-Islamiya's Construction…
Syndicate fights for release of engineers jailed during protest
Egypt

Syndicate fights for release of engineers jailed during protest

Engineers Syndicate officials are demanding that the ruling military council immediately release members arrested during clashes at an Abbasseya protest…
Human rights council delegation to visit Abbasseya detainees
Egypt

Human rights council delegation to visit Abbasseya detainees

Members of a committee formed by the government’s National Human Rights Council decided on Monday to meet with individuals who…
Doctors outside Saudi Embassy demand release of colleagues
Egypt

Doctors outside Saudi Embassy demand release of colleagues

The Doctors Syndicate’s freedoms commission on Wednesday organized a demonstration outside the Saudi Embassy in Cairo to protest the detention…
UN: Detainees held by Libya rebels still tortured
World

UN: Detainees held by Libya rebels still tortured

Detainees from Libya's civil war held by revolutionary brigades continue to be subjected to torture despite efforts by the provisional…
Human Rights Watch accuses Syrian authorities of hiding detainees
World

Human Rights Watch accuses Syrian authorities of hiding detainees

BEIRUT — Human Rights Watch is accusing Syrian authorities of hiding hundreds of detainees from Arab League monitors now in…
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