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Concern rises over those arbitrarily detained by the military on 9 March
Egypt
March 12, 2011
Concern rises over those arbitrarily detained by the military on 9 March
For the past few years, Aly Sobhy has been part of a street theatre troupe whose work was one of…
Sunday’s papers: The empire’s fall
Egypt
March 6, 2011
Sunday’s papers: The empire’s fall
You know it's a revolution when the same protesters, who two years ago timidly protested in front of state security…
Protesters surround State Security premises in Giza, Alexandria
Egypt
March 4, 2011
Protesters surround State Security premises in Giza, Alexandria
Hundreds of protesters surrounded State Security premises in Giza and Alexandria on Friday, demanding the dissolution of the apparatus and…
Group warns of continued abuse in Iraqi prisons
World
February 8, 2011
Group warns of continued abuse in Iraqi prisons
A report by human rights watchdog Amnesty International concluded Tuesday that widespread abuse in Iraqi prisons will likely continue under…
Book review: Police tell all horrors
Books
January 27, 2011
Book review: Police tell all horrors
Literature has always been fascinated with politics, power and the police, and Egyptian literature is no exception. Police officers have…
Calls for firing Interior Minister after protest violence
Egypt
January 26, 2011
Calls for firing Interior Minister after protest violence
A human rights advocacy group on Wednesday called for the sacking of Egypt’s Interior Minister following violent clashes yesterday between…
Egypt’s police: From liberators to oppressors
Egypt
January 24, 2011
Egypt’s police: From liberators to oppressors
Any Egyptian policeman would delight at reading The Times of 26 January 1952 in which Egyptian police were portrayed as…
Alexandria’s Khaled Saeed police brutality trial postponed
Egypt
January 22, 2011
Alexandria’s Khaled Saeed police brutality trial postponed
The trial of the two Egyptian secret policemen accused of beating Khalid Saeed to death is postponed until 26 February,…
Libyan court postpones Bedouin torture trial
Egypt
January 21, 2011
Libyan court postpones Bedouin torture trial
A Libyan military court Thursday postponed the trial against border patrol officer Gomaa Tantoush and two others charged with torturing…
Rights groups complain of random detentions following Alex church blast
Egypt
January 17, 2011
Rights groups complain of random detentions following Alex church blast
Egyptian human rights activists have submitted a complaint to the Attorney-General against the random detention of scores of people by…