police brutality
Police torture continues in Meit Ghamr case says Amnesty
Egypt
October 3, 2012
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
October 1, 2012
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
September 21, 2012
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
September 20, 2012
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
September 20, 2012
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
September 19, 2012
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
September 17, 2012
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
September 14, 2012
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
August 28, 2012
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
August 1, 2012
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…