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Interior Ministry denies Reuters report that Regeni was arrested ahead of disappearance
Egypt
April 22, 2016
Interior Ministry denies Reuters report that Regeni was arrested ahead of disappearance
An Interior Ministry source has denied reports from Reuters that Italian PhD student Guilio Regeni was detained by police before…
Egypt says Italy spat centers on refusal to share phone records in Regeni probe
Egypt
April 10, 2016
Egypt says Italy spat centers on refusal to share phone records in Regeni probe
Tension between Egypt and Italy stems from Cairo's refusal to hand over extensive phone records as part of an investigation…
Italy demands unvarnished truth about student’s murder in Egypt
Egypt
March 25, 2016
Italy demands unvarnished truth about student’s murder in Egypt
Italy wants the unvarnished truth about the murder of an Italian student in Cairo, the Italian prime minister's office said…
Egypt says murdered Italian student’s bag found with gang
Egypt
March 25, 2016
Egypt says murdered Italian student’s bag found with gang
Egypt's Interior Ministry said on Thursday that security forces had retrieved a bag and passport belonging to murdered Italian student…
Human rights lawyer faces legal charges over anti-torture draft law
Egypt
March 4, 2016
Human rights lawyer faces legal charges over anti-torture draft law
A human rights lawyer is facing accusations of forming an illegal law firm after he proposed an anti-torture law to…
Top coroner says Reuters ‘fabricated’ story on torture, death of Regeni
Egypt
March 2, 2016
Top coroner says Reuters ‘fabricated’ story on torture, death of Regeni
Egypt’s top coroner has rejected as "fabricated" a report by Reuters suggesting he provided testimony to prosecutors about the death…
Egypt’s anti-torture center El Nadeem remains open, health ministry ‘fabricating facts’: director
Egypt
February 25, 2016
Egypt’s anti-torture center El Nadeem remains open, health ministry ‘fabricating facts’: director
The Health Ministry said on Wednesday that El Nadeem Center for Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence and Torture committed two…
Italian student may have been killed for criminal motives, revenge: Interior Ministry
Egypt
February 24, 2016
Italian student may have been killed for criminal motives, revenge: Interior Ministry
The Interior Ministry stated on Wednesday that its investigation into the death of Italian student Giulio Regeni in Cairo pointed…
Anti-torture NGO vows to keep working despite closure
Egypt
February 23, 2016
Anti-torture NGO vows to keep working despite closure
El Nadeem Center for Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence has vowed that it will not stop helping victims of torture…
Egypt to shut prominent NGO that documents alleged rights abuses: security sources
Egypt
February 18, 2016
Egypt to shut prominent NGO that documents alleged rights abuses: security sources
Egyptian authorities have ordered the closure of a prominent local non-governmental organisation that documents alleged human rights abuses and treats…