Prisons
Virus hits Lebanese prison as inmates jockey for release
Middle East
September 18, 2020
Virus hits Lebanese prison as inmates jockey for release
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s largest prison grappled with an alarming coronavirus outbreak on Thursday as many inmates refused to take…
Muslim Brotherhood’s claims of Borg al-Arab prisoner maltreatment ‘groundless’: Ministry
Egypt
September 6, 2020
Muslim Brotherhood’s claims of Borg al-Arab prisoner maltreatment ‘groundless’: Ministry
A security source at the Ministry of Interior on Saturday said that claims from the Facebook page of a Muslim…
Families of Syria detainees hope for news amid US sanctions
Middle East
July 4, 2020
Families of Syria detainees hope for news amid US sanctions
BEIRUT (AP) — Alaa Arnous and his family found the photo of his father Mohammed online last week, the first…
Syria prison riot highlights Kurdish forces’ struggle with IS combatants
Middle East
April 4, 2020
Syria prison riot highlights Kurdish forces’ struggle with IS combatants
IS was defeated one year ago. But to this day, Kurdish forces are guarding thousands of former IS combatants. A…
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…
Egypt court jails Muslim Brotherhood figures for life over prison break
Egypt
September 7, 2019
Egypt court jails Muslim Brotherhood figures for life over prison break
The Cairo Criminal Court on Saturday sentenced former Supreme Guide of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group Mohamed Badie, along with…
Turkey orders arrest of 128 military personnel over suspected Gulen links: Anadolu
Middle East
June 18, 2019
Turkey orders arrest of 128 military personnel over suspected Gulen links: Anadolu
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey has ordered the arrest of 128 military personnel over suspected links to the network accused by…
Sisi’s initiative to free debtors from Egyptian prisons praised by many
Features/Interviews
August 25, 2018
Sisi’s initiative to free debtors from Egyptian prisons praised by many
On the first day of Eid al-Adha, Egypt’s prisons released 683 men and women debtors after paying their debts,…
683 prisoners set free after ‘Tahya Misr’ fund clears their debts
Egypt
July 24, 2018
683 prisoners set free after ‘Tahya Misr’ fund clears their debts
Egypt’s Prisons Authority on Monday released 683 prisoners after the Tahya Misr Fund (Long Live Egypt) helped clear all…
NCHR annual report recommends restriction of military trials, denies systematic torture
Egypt
September 28, 2017
NCHR annual report recommends restriction of military trials, denies systematic torture
The Egyptian National Council of Human Rights [NCHR] released on Wednesday its annual report on the period from April 2016…