prisoner abuse
Louay al-Qahwagy writes from prison: The regime will pay the price for their crimes
Opinion
October 19, 2014
Louay al-Qahwagy writes from prison: The regime will pay the price for their crimes
A regime keeps perpetuating more and more injustice, thinking that by keeping the people preoccupied all the time with its current…
Egypt accused of using detention to silence opponents
Egypt
September 21, 2014
Egypt accused of using detention to silence opponents
In his white prison uniform, Sherif Farag was forced to present his thesis behind bars where he spent months without…
Azouli military prison: Egypt’s dark secret
Egypt
June 27, 2014
Azouli military prison: Egypt’s dark secret
The Egyptian military is torturing civilians and prisoners are disappearing in secret military prisons without judicial oversight in one of…
Georgian interior minister offers resignation in jail scandal
World
September 20, 2012
Georgian interior minister offers resignation in jail scandal
TBILISI — Georgia's Interior Minister Bacho Akhalaia handed in his resignation on Thursday evening over a prison abuse scandal…
Thousands in Georgia protest against prisoner abuse
World
September 19, 2012
Thousands in Georgia protest against prisoner abuse
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili vowed to punish those responsible for torturing and raping prisoners, after a video of abuse in…
Relatives suspect torture after prisoner dies in Mansoura
Egypt
August 15, 2012
Relatives suspect torture after prisoner dies in Mansoura
An inmate has died at the public prison in Mansoura, Daqahlia, while trying to adjust the electric connections for the…
More than 300 killed in Honduras prison fire
World
February 15, 2012
More than 300 killed in Honduras prison fire
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Trapped inmates screamed from their cells as a fire swept through a Honduran prison, killing at least…
Afghan claim of US prison abuse strains key talks
World
January 8, 2012
Afghan claim of US prison abuse strains key talks
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan investigators accused the American military Saturday of abusing detainees at its main prison in the country,…
MB lawyers allege prison abuses
Egypt
March 28, 2010
MB lawyers allege prison abuses
Defense lawyers for members of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) opposition group currently being held in Borg el-Arab Prison near Alexandria…