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VIDEO: Victims’ relatives, NGO refute govt denials of forced disappearance
Egypt

VIDEO: Victims’ relatives, NGO refute govt denials of forced disappearance

Egypt has gained much criticism, both locally and internationally, over the past few months for extra-judicial arrests of activists.
Govt allocates 103 feddans for new prison
Egypt

Govt allocates 103 feddans for new prison

The Cabinet approved on Wednesday a presidential decree to allocate more than 103 feddans of state-owned lands for the establishment…
Philadelphia prosecutors offer college classes instead of trial
Life & Style

Philadelphia prosecutors offer college classes instead of trial

Philadelphia prosecutors on Monday announced a pilot program that gives people charged with nonviolent felonies a chance to attend college…
Guatemala gang prison fight ‘kills 16’
World

Guatemala gang prison fight ‘kills 16’

Sixteen people died in a fight between rival gangs in a maximum security prison in Guatemala, Deputy Interior Minister Elmer…
Indonesia plans crocodile-guarded prison island for drug convicts
World

Indonesia plans crocodile-guarded prison island for drug convicts

Indonesia's anti-drugs agency has proposed building a prison on an island guarded by crocodiles to hold death row drug convicts,…
Morsi absence postpones Port Said prison violence trial
Egypt

Morsi absence postpones Port Said prison violence trial

The Port Said Criminal Court decided, on Saturday, to postpone the trial of 51 people to November 15, as Morsi…
Daqahlia prison inmates protest ill-treatment
Egypt

Daqahlia prison inmates protest ill-treatment

Scores of inmates from the Mit Salsil prison in Daqahlia protested on Saturday, later announcing a hunger strike to protest…
Cannot pardon all detained journalists out of respect for judiciary: al-Sisi
Egypt

Cannot pardon all detained journalists out of respect for judiciary: al-Sisi

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said he is ready to pardon detained journalists, but will only act within the limits of…
Six protesters sentenced to 10 years hard labor
Egypt

Six protesters sentenced to 10 years hard labor

The North Cairo Criminal Court, headed by Judge Saeed al-Sayyad, sentenced six defendants to 10 years of hard labor in…
NCHR calls for providing space in university hospitals to Damanhour Prison critical cases
Egypt

NCHR calls for providing space in university hospitals to Damanhour Prison critical cases

The National Council for Human Rights called on the Cabinet and the Supreme Council of Universities to provide places in…
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