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Police thwart Africans attempting to sneak into Israel
Egypt
January 23, 2011
Police thwart Africans attempting to sneak into Israel
Police arrested nine Africans trying to sneak into Israel via Sinai on Sunday.A police patrol noticed the infiltrators and fired,…
Human rights watchdogs condemn Alexandria bombing arrests
Egypt
January 15, 2011
Human rights watchdogs condemn Alexandria bombing arrests
Two human rights watchdogs condemned the alleged arbitrary arrests by Egyptian security forces of some 300 people in Alexandria, along…
Authorities investigate torture case at Sohag police department
Egypt
December 22, 2010
Authorities investigate torture case at Sohag police department
The general prosecution services of Sohag Governorate, located in Upper Egypt, have launched investigations into the alleged torture of an…
Has Egypt become a police state?
Opinion
December 20, 2010
Has Egypt become a police state?
All dictatorships throughout history have relied on the ruthless support of security apparatuses. The situation in Egypt from the late…
Elections update: Police bar non-NDP representatives access to polling station
Egypt
November 28, 2010
Elections update: Police bar non-NDP representatives access to polling station
Police forces have encircled the Tareq Ibn Ziad School in the Sahel district of Shubra, Cairo, and are allowing strictly…
High Elections Commission bans police inside poll stations
Egypt
November 28, 2010
High Elections Commission bans police inside poll stations
Police forces will not be permitted inside polling stations on Sunday as Egyptians vote for a new parliament, said Sameh…
Defense witness in Khaled Saeed’s trial dismissed for violation of due process
Egypt
October 23, 2010
Defense witness in Khaled Saeed’s trial dismissed for violation of due process
The trial in Alexandria of the two secret policemen accused of beating Khalid Saeed to death has resumed with testimonies…
Appeals Court upholds conviction of Alexandrian political activist
Egypt
October 17, 2010
Appeals Court upholds conviction of Alexandrian political activist
A misdemeanor appeal court today upheld an earlier verdict that convicted a political activist of assaulting and libeling a policeman,…
Court hears appeal from activist convicted of assault and slander
Egypt
October 10, 2010
Court hears appeal from activist convicted of assault and slander
Amid protests against police brutality and human rights violations, a misdemeanor court opened hearings Sunday for an appeal filed by…
Trial of Khaled Saeed’s alleged murderers resumes
Egypt
September 25, 2010
Trial of Khaled Saeed’s alleged murderers resumes
The trial of the two policemen who allegedly beat a young man to death earlier this year resumed on Saturday…