police brutality
Family say citizen tortured to death at Old Cairo police station
Egypt
July 25, 2012
Family say citizen tortured to death at Old Cairo police station
Ahmed Abdel Naby, a prisoner who died at the Old Cairo police station on Tuesday, was tortured to death, a report…
Lawyers vs policemen: A tit for tat
Egypt
July 22, 2012
Lawyers vs policemen: A tit for tat
The Nasr City police station crisis, in which lawyers said they were assaulted by policemen, has highlighted the problem of…
Morsy says he loves, appreciates police
Egypt
July 14, 2012
Morsy says he loves, appreciates police
Egyptian president Mohamed Morsy said Saturday that he “loves and appreciates” the police during the graduation ceremony for a new…
Spain police, miners clash in Madrid protest
World
July 11, 2012
Spain police, miners clash in Madrid protest
MADRID — Spanish miners and sympathizers incensed with the nation's seemingly endless austerity cutbacks clashed with riot police on…
Activists protest ongoing detention of journalist Shaimaa Adel in Sudan
Egypt
July 7, 2012
Activists protest ongoing detention of journalist Shaimaa Adel in Sudan
Journalists and activists have called for a protest at noon on Saturday in front of the Sudanese Embassy in Cairo's…
Former Egypt security chief to face new trial
Egypt
June 26, 2012
Former Egypt security chief to face new trial
The former head of Egypt's feared State Security Investigations will stand trial for destroying records, state media reported Tuesday, after…
Low-ranking officer acquitted of accusations he killed demonstrators
Egypt
April 17, 2012
Low-ranking officer acquitted of accusations he killed demonstrators
Cairo criminal court on Tuesday acquitted low-ranking police officer Mohamed al-Sunni of charges of attempted murder outside Zawya al-Hamra Police…
Dozens protest against police beating of citizen in Upper Egypt
Egypt
April 17, 2012
Dozens protest against police beating of citizen in Upper Egypt
Dozens of April 6 Youth Movement members and residents of the Upper Egyptian city of Dayrout in Assiut Governorate gathered…
Tunis in shock after ‘Black Monday’ crackdown on protests
World
April 10, 2012
Tunis in shock after ‘Black Monday’ crackdown on protests
Tunisia was in shock Tuesday after riot police brutally clamped down on protesters defying a demonstration ban in the capital,…
Saudi Arabia: Revolutionaries without a revolution
Opinion
April 2, 2012
Saudi Arabia: Revolutionaries without a revolution
The contemporary Saudi-led counterrevolution, fierce as it has been throughout the Arab world, is perhaps most relentless inside the Kingdom’s…