torture

Court extends remand of 4 police officer for torturing man to death
Egypt

Court extends remand of 4 police officer for torturing man to death

A Abbassiya court Tuesday renewed the detention of a police captain and three lower-ranking police officers for 45 days over…
Investigations ongoing in Amereya torture victim’s death – lawyer
Egypt

Investigations ongoing in Amereya torture victim’s death – lawyer

The general prosecutor has reopened investigations into the involvement of eight low-ranking policemen in the death of Magdy Makin, allegedly…
Crisis in Brog al-Arab prison, complaints of torture and tear gas use
Egypt

Crisis in Brog al-Arab prison, complaints of torture and tear gas use

Complaints of physical assault in Borg al-Arab prison, over the past 4 days, drove dozens of inmates' families to flock…
Egypt blocks bank account of torture victims’ centre – lawyer
Egypt

Egypt blocks bank account of torture victims’ centre – lawyer

An Egyptian rights group that treats torture victims was prevented on Thursday from accessing its funds and told that its…
Italian student’s murder in Egypt is ‘open wound’: Italian minister
Egypt

Italian student’s murder in Egypt is ‘open wound’: Italian minister

The case of Italian student Giulio Regeni, who was murdered in Egypt in February, is an "open wound" for Italy,…
Hong Kong jury sees British banker’s torture video in murder trial
World

Hong Kong jury sees British banker’s torture video in murder trial

The jury in the trial of a British investment banker accused of murdering two Indonesian women in his Hong Kong…
Assiut villagers protest alleged torture in police detention
Egypt

Assiut villagers protest alleged torture in police detention

Residents of the village of Baarat, to the west of Luxor, held protests on Saturday against the alleged torture of…
Amnesty claims spike in forced disappearances, Egypt says prejudiced
Egypt

Amnesty claims spike in forced disappearances, Egypt says prejudiced

Egypt's police have been implicated in an "unprecedented spike" in enforced disappearances since early 2015 aimed at quashing dissent, Amnesty…
Mother arrested for torturing baby son to death
Egypt

Mother arrested for torturing baby son to death

A mother has been arrested for torturing her 30-month-old child to death in collaboration with her boyfriend.The 28-year-old woman took…
War on Islamist militants tests Tunisia’s young democracy
Middle East

War on Islamist militants tests Tunisia’s young democracy

Four days after Islamist militants shot dead 21 tourists in Tunisia's Bardo museum last year, police rounded up dozens of…
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