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Photojournalist recounts abuse in prison after release
Egypt
June 17, 2015
Photojournalist recounts abuse in prison after release
An Egyptian photojournalist released mid-May after more than 490 days in detention, has recounted the abuse he suffered in prison…
Activists to urge for prisoners’ release outside presidential palace
Egypt
June 17, 2015
Activists to urge for prisoners’ release outside presidential palace
An activist group will hold a women's vigil with lanterns on June 21 outside the Ettehadiya presidential palace to call…
Rights center, political parties condemn seizure of farmers lands
Egypt
April 27, 2015
Rights center, political parties condemn seizure of farmers lands
The Socialist People's Alliance Party, the Tagammu Party and the Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights (ECESR) condemned on…
13 journalists sentenced to life in prison, one to death
Egypt
April 12, 2015
13 journalists sentenced to life in prison, one to death
For the first time in Egypt, a court has issued the death penalty and life sentence against 14 journalists collectively…
Surprise Cairo prosecution inspections unveil poor detention conditions
Egypt
April 9, 2015
Surprise Cairo prosecution inspections unveil poor detention conditions
Surprise visits by members of Cairo prosecution services to police stations have unveiled a number of violations and shortcomings related…
Photojournalist detained for 24 hours over cellphone ringing in court
Egypt
April 9, 2015
Photojournalist detained for 24 hours over cellphone ringing in court
Judge Mohamed Sherien Fahmy, head of Cairo Criminal Court, ordered the detention of Al-Masry Al-Youm photojournalist Ahmed al-Masry for 24…
UN urges release of Syria detainees
Egypt
February 19, 2015
UN urges release of Syria detainees
The United Nations on Thursday urged the Syrian government to release detainees held without charge or due process, pointing to…
Crisis of 30 Egyptian trucks held in Libya’s Ajdabiya ends
Egypt
September 30, 2014
Crisis of 30 Egyptian trucks held in Libya’s Ajdabiya ends
More than 30 Egyptian trucks crossed to Libya after end of the detention crisis by families of Libyans imprisoned in…
Slingshot in backpack puts young man in jail
Egypt
March 23, 2014
Slingshot in backpack puts young man in jail
In this time of political transition, police has stepped up its arrests of political dissidents and people the state has…
Press statement: Egyptian National Security Investigations Service detain filmmaker for 9 days, charging him with spreading ‘false news’ to foreign countries
Egypt
January 31, 2014
Press statement: Egyptian National Security Investigations Service detain filmmaker for 9 days, charging him with spreading ‘false news’ to foreign countries
Press statement: Egyptian National Security Investigations Service detain Egyptian filmmaker for 9 days, charging him with spreading ‘false news’ to…