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Police torture continues in Meit Ghamr case says Amnesty
Egypt

Police torture continues in Meit Ghamr case says Amnesty

  Cases of torture in police stations continue in Egypt despite an uprising that ostensibly began against police brutality, Amnesty…
Interior Minister: Police have entered new era of respect for human rights
Egypt

Interior Minister: Police have entered new era of respect for human rights

Interior Minister Ahmed Gamal Eddin said on Monday that the police have entered a new era in which they will…
NGO: Daqahlia resident ‘tortured to death’ by police
Egypt

NGO: Daqahlia resident ‘tortured to death’ by police

  A Daqahlia resident was  allegedly tortured to death and another shot dead by police north of Cairo, a human…
Georgian interior minister offers resignation in jail scandal
World

Georgian interior minister offers resignation in jail scandal

  TBILISI — Georgia's Interior Minister Bacho Akhalaia handed in his resignation on Thursday evening over a prison abuse scandal…
Court to handle appeal by Khaled Saeed murderers in October
Egypt

Court to handle appeal by Khaled Saeed murderers in October

The Court of Cassation has set 4 October to consider an appeal by two police officers convicted for killing Khaled…
Protesters clash with Mahalla police after teen allegedly beaten to death
Egypt

Protesters clash with Mahalla police after teen allegedly beaten to death

Clashes erupted early on Wednesday morning between hundreds of angry citizens and security forces, after a teenager died at a…
Shubra police officers accused of torture
Egypt

Shubra police officers accused of torture

The Arab Organization for Penal Reform (OPR) filed a complaint with the attorney general on Monday, accusing officers from the…
Quality of police forces will improve soon, promises interior minister
Egypt

Quality of police forces will improve soon, promises interior minister

  Egyptian citizens can expect a major change in the quality of Interior Ministry personnel soon, Interior Minister Ahmed Gamal…
Abu Qir clashes reveal tension between large projects and locals
Egypt

Abu Qir clashes reveal tension between large projects and locals

ABU QIR — Raghab Masoud, a 27-year-old employee at Abu Qir power station, was on his way to work when…
Committee investigating protester deaths begins work in Suez
Egypt

Committee investigating protester deaths begins work in Suez

A fact-finding committee looking into the deaths of protesters on the orders of President Mohamed Morsy started its work in…
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