police abuses
Amnesty International urges Egypt to investigate recent violence
Egypt
June 30, 2011
Amnesty International urges Egypt to investigate recent violence
Egyptian authorities should investigate the conduct of security forces at demonstrations, the international human rights watchdog Amnesty International said in…
Verdict postponed in Khaled Saeed
Egypt
June 30, 2011
Verdict postponed in Khaled Saeed
Alexandria - After a long wait and expectations of a verdict, Alexandria's criminal court on Thursday adjourned, until 24 September,…
Rights groups complain of random detentions following Alex church blast
Egypt
January 17, 2011
Rights groups complain of random detentions following Alex church blast
Egyptian human rights activists have submitted a complaint to the Attorney-General against the random detention of scores of people by…
Police break up solidarity iftar in Alexandria
Egypt
August 21, 2010
Police break up solidarity iftar in Alexandria
The police forcibly broke up a protest in the form of a collective Ramadan iftar organized by 400 activists in…
Trial of police charged in Khaled Saeed case begins
Egypt
July 27, 2010
Trial of police charged in Khaled Saeed case begins
The two secret policemen charged in the case of a 28-year-old man who eyewitnesses say was beaten to death in…
6 April: The aftermath
Egypt
April 8, 2010
6 April: The aftermath
Two days after the stifled political march of 6 April, most arrested activists were released by authorities, although a handful…