torture
Citizens clash with police over detainee torture in Luxor
Egypt
November 25, 2015
Citizens clash with police over detainee torture in Luxor
Violence erupted between police forces and citizens in Luxor’s Awamiya neighborhood on Wednesday, as the locals protested the alleged deadly…
UPDATE: Outrage persists in Sudan over citizens’ alleged torture in Egypt
Egypt
November 23, 2015
UPDATE: Outrage persists in Sudan over citizens’ alleged torture in Egypt
There continues to be a state of outrage in Sudan and demands for a probe after the alleged torture of…
HRW says torture still happening in Bahrain jails
Middle East
November 23, 2015
HRW says torture still happening in Bahrain jails
Bahraini security forces are torturing detainees during interrogation as regulatory bodies set up after the 2011 uprising "lack independence" and…
Sudanese national tortured in Abdin Police Station tells story
Egypt
November 21, 2015
Sudanese national tortured in Abdin Police Station tells story
“The Egyptian police tortured me,” said Yehia Zakaria, a Sudanese national who came to Egypt to get medical treatment for…
Court of Cassation reduces sentence on Brotherhood defendants accused of torturing police officer
Egypt
November 4, 2015
Court of Cassation reduces sentence on Brotherhood defendants accused of torturing police officer
The Court of Cassation reduced a sentence handed down on leading figures of the Muslim Brotherhood on Wednesday. Mohamed al-Beltagy and…
Amnesty International members protest detention of ‘T-shirt’ boy
Egypt
October 26, 2015
Amnesty International members protest detention of ‘T-shirt’ boy
Dozens of members from the international human rights network Amnesty International protested in New Zealand on Monday, in solidarity with…
Detainee still in prison despite presidential amnesty
Egypt
October 14, 2015
Detainee still in prison despite presidential amnesty
The family of a teacher imprisoned over charges of partaking in protests loyal to former president Mohamed Morsi has said…
Detained former Brotherhood minister admitted to hospital: Son
Egypt
September 9, 2015
Detained former Brotherhood minister admitted to hospital: Son
Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Ali Beshr was admitted to the hospital Tuesday following a decline in his health while in…
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,…
Dostour Party campaign sheds light on prisoners of conscience
Egypt
July 29, 2015
Dostour Party campaign sheds light on prisoners of conscience
The liberal Dostour Party has launched a campaign introducing prisoners of conscience to the public, saying it hopes to shed…