torture
Activist found beaten, unconscious in Mahalla
Egypt
February 6, 2013
Activist found beaten, unconscious in Mahalla
A political activists was found unconscious in a Mahalla street, on Wednesday evening, with signs of torture and severe physical…
Security sources: Egyptian activist tortured to death
Egypt
February 6, 2013
Security sources: Egyptian activist tortured to death
An Egyptian activist who died Monday was beaten unconscious during interrogation at a security camp where he was detained for…
Protests spark in Cairo and Alexandria over police violence
Egypt
February 5, 2013
Protests spark in Cairo and Alexandria over police violence
Hundreds in Cairo and Alexandria staged protests on Tuesday to denounce police violence. In Cairo, scores of men and women…
Justice Minister’s torture comments prompt walkout
Egypt
February 5, 2013
Justice Minister’s torture comments prompt walkout
Justice Minister Ahmed Mekky’s comments supporting government-sanctioned torture prompted a walkout by activists and professors during a ministerial meeting Tuesday.…
Popular Current member dies in hospital after being ‘tortured’
Egypt
February 4, 2013
Popular Current member dies in hospital after being ‘tortured’
Popular Current activist Mohamed al-Gendy died early Monday morning after several days in the intensive care unit at Helal Hospital.…
Popular Current member found in hospital, critically injured; party accuses police of torture
Egypt
February 1, 2013
Popular Current member found in hospital, critically injured; party accuses police of torture
Popular Current member Mohamed al-Gendy, who disappeared near Tahrir Square on 28 January 2013, has been found in a hospital…
Court acquits police officer in Sayed Bilal murder
Egypt
December 20, 2012
Court acquits police officer in Sayed Bilal murder
The Alexandria Criminal Court on Thursday acquitted police officer Mahmoud Abdel Alim of killing Sayed Bilal, a Salafi man who…
Torture and detention at the hands of Brotherhood mob
Egypt
December 12, 2012
Torture and detention at the hands of Brotherhood mob
On 5 December, violent clashes raged for hours between supporters and opponents of President Mohamed Morsy, after the latter…
Al-Masry Al-Youm goes inside the Brotherhood’s torture chambers
Egypt
December 7, 2012
Al-Masry Al-Youm goes inside the Brotherhood’s torture chambers
Al-Masry Al-Youm spent three hours Wednesday night in a Muslim Brotherhood torture chamber at the presidential palace. The central chamber…
Retrial begins for police officers accused of torture
Egypt
November 20, 2012
Retrial begins for police officers accused of torture
The Alexandria Criminal Court held the first session Tuesday in the retrial of five state security officers accused of torturing…