torture
New allegations of torture at Rabaa sit-in
Egypt
August 13, 2013
New allegations of torture at Rabaa sit-in
New complaints have been filed with Nasr City police station accusing Mohamed Morsy supporters of torture, sources told Egypt Independent.Pro-Morsy…
Egypt FM misquotes Amnesty International
Egypt
August 8, 2013
Egypt FM misquotes Amnesty International
Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy misquoted Amnesty International during an interview on BBC HARD Talk broadcast last Tuesday, claiming that…
Amnesty demands probe into alleged torture by Morsy supporters
Egypt
August 3, 2013
Amnesty demands probe into alleged torture by Morsy supporters
Amnesty International has called for an investigation into claims that supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsy are torturing their opponents…
Fresh allegations of torture at pro-Morsy rallies
Egypt
August 3, 2013
Fresh allegations of torture at pro-Morsy rallies
A seriously injured man found by security guards outside a military-owned factory in Helwan shows signs of being tortured by…
11 bodies found near pro-Morsy sit-in bear “signs of torture”
Egypt
July 29, 2013
11 bodies found near pro-Morsy sit-in bear “signs of torture”
Eleven bodies found close to the sit-in in support of Mohamed Morsy in Rabea al-Adaweya Square bear "signs of torture,"…
Amnesty calls on Egypt to investigate allegations of torturing Morsy supporters
Egypt
July 17, 2013
Amnesty calls on Egypt to investigate allegations of torturing Morsy supporters
Amnesty International has called on Egyptian authorities to open investigations into claims by detained supporters of President Mohamed Morsy that…
Palestinian children tortured, used as shields by Israel: U.N.
Egypt
June 20, 2013
Palestinian children tortured, used as shields by Israel: U.N.
A United Nations (U.N.) human rights body accused Israeli forces on Thursday of mistreating Palestinian children, including by torturing those…
Report: Many instances of police brutality, Brotherhood torture in April
Egypt
May 28, 2013
Report: Many instances of police brutality, Brotherhood torture in April
An activist group suggested on Monday that police and the Muslim Brotherhood were involved in the killing of 24 civilians…
Sayed Belal’s killer given 15-year sentence
Egypt
April 16, 2013
Sayed Belal’s killer given 15-year sentence
Alexandria Criminal Court sentenced Osama al-Konayyessy, former officer at the dissolved State Security Investigation Service (SSIS), to 15 years in…
Britain urges Saudi Arabia not to paralyse convict
World
April 4, 2013
Britain urges Saudi Arabia not to paralyse convict
Britain on Thursday urged Saudi Arabia not to carry out the "grotesque" punishment of paralysis for a man whose alleged…