police brutality
Rights group demands heavier sentence in Khaled Saeed case
Egypt
October 27, 2011
Rights group demands heavier sentence in Khaled Saeed case
The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) has called on the general prosecutor to appeal the court verdict which sentenced…
Officer involved in killing Salafi released after questioning
Egypt
October 3, 2011
Officer involved in killing Salafi released after questioning
West Alexandria prosecution services released late on Sunday Major Adham al-Rouby, a former agent of the disbanded State Security Investigation…
Khaled Saeed murder trial adjourned for study of latest forensics report
Egypt
September 24, 2011
Khaled Saeed murder trial adjourned for study of latest forensics report
ALEXANDRIA - Alexandria's criminal court on Saturday adjourned, until 22 October, the trial of two policemen implicated in the death…
Four police officers released following investigation into death of Salafi
Egypt
September 22, 2011
Four police officers released following investigation into death of Salafi
Alexandria's prosecution released two officers of the dissolved State Security Investigation Services on Thursday after questioning them regarding the death of Sayed…
Protesters block Suez-Ismailia Highway to protest death of young man
Egypt
September 21, 2011
Protesters block Suez-Ismailia Highway to protest death of young man
Hundreds of people blocked the Suez-Ismailia Highway on Wednesday after the death of a young man in Suez. According to…
Prosecution orders the arrest of police officers accused of killing Salafi
Egypt
September 20, 2011
Prosecution orders the arrest of police officers accused of killing Salafi
The Alexandria Prosecution has ordered the arrest of the police officers accused of torturing and killing Sayed Belal, a Salafi…
Pro-regime forces kill at least 23 people in Yemen
World
September 19, 2011
Pro-regime forces kill at least 23 people in Yemen
SANAA - Yemeni security forces on Monday killed 20 people, including three dissident soldiers and two children, raising the death…
Detainees from Israeli Embassy protests recount police torture
Egypt
September 18, 2011
Detainees from Israeli Embassy protests recount police torture
Ahmed Hassan is a government employee who passes by the Giza Security Directorate and the Israeli Embassy every day on…
Alexandria policeman beats, sodomizes driver, says group
Egypt
September 17, 2011
Alexandria policeman beats, sodomizes driver, says group
An Egyptian human rights group on Saturday reported an incident of torture in an Alexandria police station under the supervision of a police officer allegedly…
The life and death of Khanoufa: A personal account of Cairo’s ‘most dangerous thug’
Egypt
August 31, 2011
The life and death of Khanoufa: A personal account of Cairo’s ‘most dangerous thug’
Last Friday, police captured a man they called "Cairo's most dangerous criminal." The Egyptian media jumped at the opportunity to…