police brutality
Rights groups say anti-Islam film defendant being mistreated
Egypt
October 22, 2012
Rights groups say anti-Islam film defendant being mistreated
Egyptian rights group said on Monday a Coptic Christian on trial for posting online a video that ignited protests around…
Street vendors demand justice after police kill one of their own
Egypt
October 21, 2012
Street vendors demand justice after police kill one of their own
Around 30 street vendors gathered in front of the Public Prosecution's office on Sunday, demanding retribution for Mostafa Eid, who…
Court to rule on Friday of Anger killings 24 November
Egypt
October 18, 2012
Court to rule on Friday of Anger killings 24 November
The Cairo Criminal Court announced on Thursday it would issue a final ruling on 24 November against two police officers…
Police abuse continuing, say rights groups
Egypt
October 17, 2012
Police abuse continuing, say rights groups
Representatives of 24 human rights organizations and political activists said that reforming the Interior Ministry is not one of…
Police shoot street vendor dead
Egypt
October 15, 2012
Police shoot street vendor dead
Clashes erupted in Giza Square on Monday between street vendors and security forces, leaving one street vendor dead, and another…
Workers protest against harshest sentences for strikers since Sadat
Egypt
October 15, 2012
Workers protest against harshest sentences for strikers since Sadat
Hundreds rallied outside the Alexandria Court of Appeals on Sunday as five labor activists appealed the harshest sentence against striking…
Report: 88 tortured, 34 killed in Morsy’s first 100 days
Egypt
October 14, 2012
Report: 88 tortured, 34 killed in Morsy’s first 100 days
A report by the Nadim Human Rights Center said police abuses of human rights in Egypt have not changed significantly…
March to honor Maspero massacre tomorrow
Egypt
October 8, 2012
March to honor Maspero massacre tomorrow
Forty political groups plan to take to the streets tomorrow to demand justice for those killed a year ago in…
NGOs accuse security forces of failing to fight sexual harassment
Egypt
October 5, 2012
NGOs accuse security forces of failing to fight sexual harassment
Eleven human rights organizations released a joint statement Thursday condemning "the continuing crimes of sexual harassment of women," accusing…
Police appeal of Khaled Saeed murder conviction postponed to November
Egypt
October 4, 2012
Police appeal of Khaled Saeed murder conviction postponed to November
The Court of Cassation adjourned Thursday the trial of two police officers who are appealing their conviction on charges of…