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VIDEO: Victims’ relatives, NGO refute govt denials of forced disappearance
Egypt
December 15, 2015
VIDEO: Victims’ relatives, NGO refute govt denials of forced disappearance
Egypt has gained much criticism, both locally and internationally, over the past few months for extra-judicial arrests of activists.
Govt allocates 103 feddans for new prison
Egypt
December 10, 2015
Govt allocates 103 feddans for new prison
The Cabinet approved on Wednesday a presidential decree to allocate more than 103 feddans of state-owned lands for the establishment…
Philadelphia prosecutors offer college classes instead of trial
Life & Style
December 9, 2015
Philadelphia prosecutors offer college classes instead of trial
Philadelphia prosecutors on Monday announced a pilot program that gives people charged with nonviolent felonies a chance to attend college…
Guatemala gang prison fight ‘kills 16’
World
November 30, 2015
Guatemala gang prison fight ‘kills 16’
Sixteen people died in a fight between rival gangs in a maximum security prison in Guatemala, Deputy Interior Minister Elmer…
Indonesia plans crocodile-guarded prison island for drug convicts
World
November 9, 2015
Indonesia plans crocodile-guarded prison island for drug convicts
Indonesia's anti-drugs agency has proposed building a prison on an island guarded by crocodiles to hold death row drug convicts,…
Morsi absence postpones Port Said prison violence trial
Egypt
October 31, 2015
Morsi absence postpones Port Said prison violence trial
The Port Said Criminal Court decided, on Saturday, to postpone the trial of 51 people to November 15, as Morsi…
Daqahlia prison inmates protest ill-treatment
Egypt
October 4, 2015
Daqahlia prison inmates protest ill-treatment
Scores of inmates from the Mit Salsil prison in Daqahlia protested on Saturday, later announcing a hunger strike to protest…
Cannot pardon all detained journalists out of respect for judiciary: al-Sisi
Egypt
September 29, 2015
Cannot pardon all detained journalists out of respect for judiciary: al-Sisi
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said he is ready to pardon detained journalists, but will only act within the limits of…
Six protesters sentenced to 10 years hard labor
Egypt
September 13, 2015
Six protesters sentenced to 10 years hard labor
The North Cairo Criminal Court, headed by Judge Saeed al-Sayyad, sentenced six defendants to 10 years of hard labor in…
NCHR calls for providing space in university hospitals to Damanhour Prison critical cases
Egypt
August 25, 2015
NCHR calls for providing space in university hospitals to Damanhour Prison critical cases
The National Council for Human Rights called on the Cabinet and the Supreme Council of Universities to provide places in…