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Iraqi women face court-ordered virginity tests
AFP 01 Jul 2012
BAGHDAD — Iraqi women face court-ordered virginity tests that often show they were virgins until marriage but...
Abbasseya clashes
Female protesters detained in Abbasseya clashes deny facing 'virginity tests'
Al-Masry Al-Youm 13 May 2012
Several female protesters who were detained following the clashes in Abbasseya earlier this month denied being...
Women who accuse military of sexual assault seek limelight, general says
Egypt Independent 10 May 2012
Military judicial chief Major General Adel al-Morsy dismissed as false rumors that women arrested during Abbasseya...
Abbasseya clashes
Women accuse Egyptian military of sexual assault
AP 10 May 2012
Women protesters and rights groups have accused Egyptian troops and prison authorities of sexual assault during the...
Abbasseya clashes
Revolutionary group urges investigations into rumors of virginity test threats
Al-Masry Al-Youm 09 May 2012
The Union of Revolution Youth has called for an immediate investigation into rumors that security authorities...
Hundreds in Cairo protest against acquittal of virginity tests defendant
Al-Masry Al-Youm 16 Mar 2012
About 300 men and women protested outside the High Court of Justice Friday to decry the acquittal of a military doctor...
Samira Ibrahim, an Egyptian woman who brought the case against an army doctor accused of conducting forced "virginity tests" on female protesters last year, breaks into tears outside a military court, Cairo, March 11, 2012, after hearing that he was acquitted. Adel was accused of "public indecency" and "disobeying military orders", after the initial charge of rape had been dropped, in a case that had sparked a national outcry.
Protesters slam acquittal of virginity tests defendant
Al-Masry Al-Youm 13 Mar 2012
A march of dozens of men, women and ultras moved on Tuesday from the Mugamma Building in Tahrir Square to Cairo...
Samira Ibrahim, an Egyptian woman who brought the case against an army doctor accused of conducting forced "virginity tests" on female protesters last year, breaks into tears outside a military court, Cairo, March 11, 2012, after hearing that he was acquitted. Adel was accused of "public indecency" and "disobeying military orders", after the initial charge of rape had been dropped, in a case that had sparked a national outcry.
Rights groups: Virginity test ruling opens up SCAF to international prosecution
Al-Masry Al-Youm 13 Mar 2012
  The ruling that acquitted the military doctor who allegedly carried out virginity tests on female protesters...
Monday’s papers: The Brotherhood runs the show
Heba Afify 12 Mar 2012
Whether in Parliament or in the presidential race, Monday’s papers highlight the growing influence of the Muslim...
‘Virginity test’ doctor acquittal reveals military judiciary shortcomings
Heba Afify 11 Mar 2012
Disappointed but not surprised, lawyers and supporters of Samira Ibrahim blamed a verdict issued Sunday acquitting the...