detainees
Adl Party asks for release of political prisoners
Egypt
August 14, 2012
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
June 28, 2012
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
May 21, 2012
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
May 21, 2012
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
May 17, 2012
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
May 16, 2012
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
May 7, 2012
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
February 22, 2012
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
January 26, 2012
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
December 28, 2011
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…