detention
Firsthand account: Injured and arrested for a photo
Egypt
May 7, 2012
Firsthand account: Injured and arrested for a photo
Egypt Independent’s Virginie Nguyen was hurt and detained while covering the clashes in Abbasseya Square last Friday. Herein, she gives an…
Myanmar starts freeing more political prisoners
World
January 13, 2012
Myanmar starts freeing more political prisoners
YANGON — Political prisoners began to walk free from jails around Myanmar on Friday in an amnesty that officials said…
Guantanamo closure hopes fade as prison turns 10
World
January 10, 2012
Guantanamo closure hopes fade as prison turns 10
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Suleiman al-Nahdi waits with dozens of other prisoners in a seemingly permanent state of limbo five…
A firsthand account: Detained by the army for walking
Egypt
December 26, 2011
A firsthand account: Detained by the army for walking
I was detained by the military at around 7 pm last Tuesday for walking home. I must have been walking…
Court enables detained blogger to vote in elections
Egypt
December 11, 2011
Court enables detained blogger to vote in elections
Egypt's administrative court delivered a verdict on Saturday that enables detained blogger Alaa Abd El Fattah to vote in the…
Detained blogger Abd El Fattah misses birth of his first child
Egypt
December 6, 2011
Detained blogger Abd El Fattah misses birth of his first child
Manal Bahey al-Din Hassan, wife of detained blogger Alaa Abd El Fattah, gave birth to their first child, Khaled, on…
Israel detains three Egyptian minors despite court acquittals
Egypt
September 29, 2011
Israel detains three Egyptian minors despite court acquittals
Israeli authorities have renewed the detention of three 14-year-old Egyptians despite the fact they were acquitted in court. They were…
Interior Ministry disburses compensation to Jama’a al-Islamiya leaders
Egypt
June 19, 2011
Interior Ministry disburses compensation to Jama’a al-Islamiya leaders
Some Jama'a al-Islamiya members and leaders have begun receiving 1400 checks, amounting to LE73 million, issued as compensation for imprisonment and…
Suzanne Mubarak heart surgery postponed
Egypt
May 16, 2011
Suzanne Mubarak heart surgery postponed
Heart surgery scheduled for former Egyptian first lady Suzanne Mubarak on Sunday has been postponed due to health problems. Marine…
Sunday’s papers: Suzanne Mubarak’s detention and heart attack, police facing death penalty
Egypt
May 15, 2011
Sunday’s papers: Suzanne Mubarak’s detention and heart attack, police facing death penalty
The top story in today’s papers is the decision to detain Suzanne Mubarak, the wife of former President Hosni Mubarak,…