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Egypt organizes guided tour at Morsi’s prison after UN report slams “brutal” conditions
Egypt
November 13, 2019
Egypt organizes guided tour at Morsi’s prison after UN report slams “brutal” conditions
Egypt’s Interior Ministry organized a guided tour on Monday at the Tora jail complex for a group of MPs as…
Turkey says Kurdish forces emptied Islamic State prison in northeast Syria
Middle East
October 15, 2019
Turkey says Kurdish forces emptied Islamic State prison in northeast Syria
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Monday Syrian Kurdish YPG fighters had emptied a jail holding…
Eleven MB leaders receive life prison sentences
Egypt
September 11, 2019
Eleven MB leaders receive life prison sentences
On Wednesday, the Cairo Criminal Court headed by Judge Mohamed Shereen Fahmy sentenced 11 Muslim Brotherhood leaders to life in…
Saudi coalition kills over 100 prisoners in Yemen: ICRC
Middle East
September 2, 2019
Saudi coalition kills over 100 prisoners in Yemen: ICRC
Airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen have killed more than 100 people held at a detention center, the…
21 defendants sentenced to 15 years in prison on intimidation charges
Egypt
August 23, 2019
21 defendants sentenced to 15 years in prison on intimidation charges
The Supreme State Security Emergency Court held in Abdeen sentenced 21 defendants to 15 years in prison and assigned them…
Authorities allow priest to visit two monks in Wadi al-Natroun prison
Egypt
July 23, 2019
Authorities allow priest to visit two monks in Wadi al-Natroun prison
Coptic Orthodox Patriarch Spokesperson Paul Halim said that Pope Tawadros II has been in contact with sovereign authorities to gain…
Drug kingpin El Chapo sentenced to life in US prison
World
July 18, 2019
Drug kingpin El Chapo sentenced to life in US prison
Once one of the world’s most powerful and notorious criminals, Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was sentenced to…
Egypt deprecates OHCHR statement on Morsi’s death
Egypt
June 20, 2019
Egypt deprecates OHCHR statement on Morsi’s death
Egypt deprecated a statement issued by the Spokesperson for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Rupert…
Two Reuters reporters freed in Myanmar after more than 500 days in jail
World
May 7, 2019
Two Reuters reporters freed in Myanmar after more than 500 days in jail
YANGON (Reuters) – Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar after they were convicted of breaking the Official Secrets Act walked…
Egypt’s top court upholds imprison sentence against Salafi leader
Egypt
May 4, 2019
Egypt’s top court upholds imprison sentence against Salafi leader
Egypt’s Court of Cassation on Saturday turned down an appeal for Hazem Salah Abu Ismail, founder of Salafi Raya Party,…