Prisons
Top prosecutor orders surprise prison inspections
Egypt
March 22, 2017
Top prosecutor orders surprise prison inspections
General Prosecutor Nabil Sadeq instructed prosecutors to inspect prisons periodically without notification in order to assure that the rights of prisoners…
Turkish police raid prisons and courthouses in post-coup investigation
Middle East
September 30, 2016
Turkish police raid prisons and courthouses in post-coup investigation
Turkish police raided the country's biggest prison and courthouse on Friday after arrest warrants were issued for 162 personnel and…
Foreign Ministry requests details on death of Egyptian prisoner in Germany
Egypt
July 29, 2016
Foreign Ministry requests details on death of Egyptian prisoner in Germany
Egyptian diplomats in Germany have asked German offiicals for details of the death of a young Egyptian man in a…
Presidency approves land allocation for mega prison
Egypt
January 13, 2016
Presidency approves land allocation for mega prison
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi gave final approval on Wednesday for the allocation of 103.22 feddans (43.4610 square meters) of state-owned…
Five prisons inaugurated since June 30, two under construction
Egypt
December 18, 2015
Five prisons inaugurated since June 30, two under construction
Five new prisons have been inaugurated, including 15 May Prison, two Minya prisons, Giza Central Prison, and Gamasa Prison. Two others…
Govt allocates 103 feddans for new prison
Egypt
December 10, 2015
Govt allocates 103 feddans for new prison
The Cabinet approved on Wednesday a presidential decree to allocate more than 103 feddans of state-owned lands for the establishment…
Interior Ministry starts applying new prison regulations: official
Egypt
November 3, 2015
Interior Ministry starts applying new prison regulations: official
The Interior Ministry started applying amendments introduced to prison regulations, including allowing prisoners to carry out recoreded phone calls, said…
Nour Party urges solutions for police stations overcrowding
Egypt
August 18, 2015
Nour Party urges solutions for police stations overcrowding
Nour Party has asked the Interior Ministry for rapid solutions for the police station "overcrowding crisis" as the situation becomes…
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,…
Jama al-Islamiya: Senior leader Essam Derbala died in prison
Egypt
August 9, 2015
Jama al-Islamiya: Senior leader Essam Derbala died in prison
Jamaa al-Islamiya has said that the former head of its advisory board, Essam Derbala, has died in prison. The announcement was…