police torture
NAC protest in Alex marks 40 days since Khaled Saeed killing
Egypt
July 17, 2010
NAC protest in Alex marks 40 days since Khaled Saeed killing
Yesterday, following the Friday prayer, the Alexandria branch of the National Association for Change (NAC) staged a protest marking 40…
6 April, Facebook members demand justice in Saeed case
Egypt
July 5, 2010
6 April, Facebook members demand justice in Saeed case
The 6 April Movement has issued invitations for a silent vigil next Friday in Alexandria, Port Said, Ismailia, Monufiya, Hurghada,…
2 police officers in Khaled Saeed case to face criminal trial
Egypt
July 4, 2010
2 police officers in Khaled Saeed case to face criminal trial
Attorney General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud has referred the two police officers implicated in the alleged killing of Khaled Saeed to…
MB Supreme Guide: Egyptian regime lacks legitimacy
Egypt
June 26, 2010
MB Supreme Guide: Egyptian regime lacks legitimacy
The Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood Mohamed Badie has challenged the legitimacy of the ruling regime, saying that Egypt…
Thursday’s papers: energy subsidies, honor banquets and second autopsies
Egypt
June 17, 2010
Thursday’s papers: energy subsidies, honor banquets and second autopsies
State-owned papers Al-Ahram and Al-Akhbar start off today’s news with identical reports on the “redirection of energy subsidies towards poverty-stricken…
Hundreds perform funeral prayer for Alexandrian victim
Egypt
June 13, 2010
Hundreds perform funeral prayer for Alexandrian victim
Approximately 600 people have performed a funeral prayer at the Sidi Gaber Mosque for 28-year-old Khaled Saeed who was allegedly…
Rights group urges investigation of alleged torture case
Egypt
April 14, 2010
Rights group urges investigation of alleged torture case
The Cairo-base Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) this week requested that the Attorney General investigate the death of 44-year-old…
Alexandrian family tortured by police
Egypt
April 2, 2010
Alexandrian family tortured by police
Alexandria--At 2 AM on 3 December, 2009 Abdallah Abdel Aziz opened the door in response to a loud knock on…
Synagogue attack suspect denies charges, claims torture
Egypt
February 25, 2010
Synagogue attack suspect denies charges, claims torture
Having earlier confessed to throwing an explosive device on the sidewalk near a Jewish synagogue in downtown Cairo last Monday,…
‘Zeitoun cell’ suspects claim police torture
Egypt
February 14, 2010
‘Zeitoun cell’ suspects claim police torture
In their first court session Sunday, defendants in what has come to be known as the case of the "Zeitoun…