torture
Prosecution summons officers accused of torturing detainees
Egypt
April 25, 2011
Prosecution summons officers accused of torturing detainees
The Beni Suef public prosecutor on Monday summoned a number of officials from Beni Suef security to investigate complaints that…
Police reform: Getting it right
Opinion
April 24, 2011
Police reform: Getting it right
It's widely believed that regimes that lack popular legitimacy often resort to torture. Desperate to retain control over their people,…
Egypt’s Museums: From Egyptian Museum to ‘torture chamber’
Archaeology
April 20, 2011
Egypt’s Museums: From Egyptian Museum to ‘torture chamber’
Most Egyptians would agree that the 25 January revolution deserves a place in the Egyptian Museum — the most prominent…
Egypt’s military: ‘Be scared for the military, not of it’
Egypt
April 12, 2011
Egypt’s military: ‘Be scared for the military, not of it’
In a Monday night television interview, two members of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) denied all recent…
Egyptian blogger sentenced to prison for insulting military
Egypt
April 11, 2011
Egyptian blogger sentenced to prison for insulting military
An Egyptian military court on Monday sentenced political activist Mikel Nabil to three years in prison for insulting the Armed…
Egyptian Museum closed following clashes
Egypt
April 9, 2011
Egyptian Museum closed following clashes
Authorities closed the Egyptian Museum on Saturday after at least two demonstrators were killed when the military dispersed a peaceful sit-in in…
Activists to make blacklist of alleged State Security torturers
Egypt
April 5, 2011
Activists to make blacklist of alleged State Security torturers
Egyptian activists are preparing a blacklist of officers from the dissolved State Security apparatus who were allegedly involved in torturing…
Trial of Habib al-Adly postponed again
Egypt
April 3, 2011
Trial of Habib al-Adly postponed again
An Egyptian court postponed the trial of former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly for 24 hours on Sunday. He is charged…
Clinton ‘shocked’ by military torture reports, said rights advocate
Egypt
March 18, 2011
Clinton ‘shocked’ by military torture reports, said rights advocate
When US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with a group of civil society members during her Cairo visit on…
Released detainees recount military torture, thousands remain in custody
Egypt
March 17, 2011
Released detainees recount military torture, thousands remain in custody
Civilians who were detained by the military last week gave testimonials on Wednesday recounting the torture that they endured and…