torture
Court extends remand of 4 police officer for torturing man to death
Egypt
January 31, 2017
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
November 26, 2016
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
November 19, 2016
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
November 11, 2016
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
October 27, 2016
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
October 25, 2016
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
October 10, 2016
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
July 13, 2016
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
July 12, 2016
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
May 13, 2016
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…