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Egypt releases 4,011 inmates for Sinai Liberation Day
Egypt
April 25, 2020
Egypt releases 4,011 inmates for Sinai Liberation Day
Egypt’s Interior Ministry pardoned 4,011 prisoners on Saturday as part of a presidential decree in celebration of Sinai Liberation Day.…
Egypt’s SIS: HRW uses Morsi’s death for political purposes
Egypt
June 18, 2019
Egypt’s SIS: HRW uses Morsi’s death for political purposes
Egypt’s State Information Service (SIS) has called the Human Rights Watch (HRW)’s director for Middle East and North Africa Sarah…
Crisis in Brog al-Arab prison, complaints of torture and tear gas use
Egypt
November 19, 2016
Crisis in Brog al-Arab prison, complaints of torture and tear gas use
Complaints of physical assault in Borg al-Arab prison, over the past 4 days, drove dozens of inmates' families to flock…
Qalyubiya family accuses police of son’s deadly torture
Egypt
August 11, 2015
Qalyubiya family accuses police of son’s deadly torture
The family of Hany Saeed has accused police officers at Shubra al-Kheima police station of torturing their son to death,…
Prisoners tell of rotting corpses and shootings
Egypt
February 16, 2011
Prisoners tell of rotting corpses and shootings
Gruesome details have emerged about the crisis in al-Qata prison, where guards were reportedly still shooting at inmates just days…