police brutality
Ministry official: CSF never use excessive force
Egypt
March 15, 2013
Ministry official: CSF never use excessive force
The assistant head of the Central Security Forces defended the police on Friday in an interview broadcast on state…
Committee to prepare report about death of activist
Egypt
March 11, 2013
Committee to prepare report about death of activist
The Cairo Prosecution decided to form a committee of seven to prepare a report on the death of activist…
Police attack on TV crew ‘unacceptable,’ says channel director
Egypt
March 11, 2013
Police attack on TV crew ‘unacceptable,’ says channel director
A police attack on a television crew from the privately-owned channel CBC on Monday is “unacceptable, said the channel’s…
Sixteen policemen killed since January, says Interior Minister
Egypt
March 11, 2013
Sixteen policemen killed since January, says Interior Minister
Sixteen policemen have been killed and 1,684 were injured in encounters with anti-regime protesters and felons since 6 January, according…
‘Eye sniper’ sentenced to three years in prison
Egypt
March 5, 2013
‘Eye sniper’ sentenced to three years in prison
The Cairo Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced a police officer to three years in prison for shooting at protesters, intentionally…
Egyptian reportedly shot dead by Saudi police
Egypt
March 4, 2013
Egyptian reportedly shot dead by Saudi police
A Beni Suef resident was shot dead by police in Saudi Arabia on Monday. The family of the victim, Mohamed…
Sunday’s papers: Plague of locusts, plague of brutality
Egypt
March 3, 2013
Sunday’s papers: Plague of locusts, plague of brutality
The most widespread news in today’s newspapers is related to protesters being run down in Mansoura and Port Said, as…
Man dragged by South Africa police dies in custody
World
February 28, 2013
Man dragged by South Africa police dies in custody
South African police were caught on video dragging a man hundreds of meters from the back of a pick-up truck,…
NCHR: No civilians held in CSF camp
Egypt
February 25, 2013
NCHR: No civilians held in CSF camp
A National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) fact-finding committee concluded that no civilians were held in a Central Security Forces…
Dereliction of duty by Egypt police continues to claim lives
Egypt
February 24, 2013
Dereliction of duty by Egypt police continues to claim lives
On the evening of 8 February, Hassan Shaaban visited his brother-in-law at a Khalil Pharmacy branch in Alexandria’s middle-class Sidi…