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Citizens clash with police over detainee torture in Luxor
Egypt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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