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NGO voices concern over fresh prison torture revelations
Egypt
April 1, 2015
NGO voices concern over fresh prison torture revelations
An NGO has voiced concern over latest revelations by the National Council for Human Rights concerning the alleged torture of…
Human rights organizations condemn torture in Egyptian prisons
Egypt
March 24, 2015
Human rights organizations condemn torture in Egyptian prisons
The Egyptian Center for Ecomomic and Social Rights published a statement on Tuesday, signed by various human rights organizations, condemning…
Activist group highlights violations in photojournalist’s detention
Egypt
March 22, 2015
Activist group highlights violations in photojournalist’s detention
A group of activist journalists have highlighted human rights and legal violations involved in the detention of a photojournalist standing…
Zamalek Club chairmen sentenced to a year in prison for insulting lawyer
Egypt
March 21, 2015
Zamalek Club chairmen sentenced to a year in prison for insulting lawyer
An Egyptian misdemeanour court sentenced on Saturday the chairman of the Zamalek Sporting Club to a year in prison and…
Suspect hangs himself in Kafr al-Sheikh Police Station
Egypt
March 17, 2015
Suspect hangs himself in Kafr al-Sheikh Police Station
A suspect remanded into custody in Kafr al-Sheikh over an illegal arms possession committed suicide late Monday at the police…
Court sentences 10 juvenile ultras group members to prison
Egypt
February 24, 2015
Court sentences 10 juvenile ultras group members to prison
A juvenile court sentenced 10 members of the Ultras White Knights group to two years prison terms on Tuesday, the…
Newspaper: Business mogul serves murder sentence in luxury hospital suite
Egypt
February 1, 2015
Newspaper: Business mogul serves murder sentence in luxury hospital suite
A Hosni Mubarak-era business giant is currently serving a 15-year prison term for instigating a murder in “a seven-star” hospital…
A Christmas message from an imprisoned poet
Opinion
January 11, 2015
A Christmas message from an imprisoned poet
Al-Masry Al-Youm received a message from Omar Hazek, the poet that the Alexandria court sentenced to two years in prison…
Senior security chief, officers jailed over prisoners’ escape
Egypt
January 10, 2015
Senior security chief, officers jailed over prisoners’ escape
On Saturday, the Abu Suweir misdemeanor court in Ismailia sentenced 12 police officers from al-Mustaqbal Prison to three years in jail,…
Seven held hostage in latest Brazil prison uprising
World
December 30, 2014
Seven held hostage in latest Brazil prison uprising
Inmates at a prison in southern Brazil have taken seven staff hostage in the latest in a series of mutinies…