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Police torture continues in Meit Ghamr case says Amnesty
Egypt

Police torture continues in Meit Ghamr case says Amnesty

  Cases of torture in police stations continue in Egypt despite an uprising that ostensibly began against police brutality, Amnesty…
Security sources: Sudan’s Bashir won’t be arrested during Cairo visit
Egypt

Security sources: Sudan’s Bashir won’t be arrested during Cairo visit

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir will not be arrested during his visit to Cairo, security sources at Cairo International Airport told…
Amnesty Intnl asks Egypt to arrest Bashir when he arrives in Cairo Sunday
Egypt

Amnesty Intnl asks Egypt to arrest Bashir when he arrives in Cairo Sunday

  Amnesty International on Friday called on Egypt’s government to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir when he arrives in Cairo…
Bahrain court postpones verdict on opposition figures
World

Bahrain court postpones verdict on opposition figures

Bahrain's appeals court postponed on Tuesday its verdict in the case of 13 leading opposition figures facing jail sentences over…
Socialist party activists remain in detention
Egypt

Socialist party activists remain in detention

Three activists who are members of the Egyptian Social Democratic Party remain in detention two days after they were arrested…
Amnesty calls for immediate release of socialist party detainees
Egypt

Amnesty calls for immediate release of socialist party detainees

Amnesty International called Friday for the “immediate and unconditional release” of three Egyptian Social Democratic Party members detained by military…
Egypt must cancel ‘dangerous’ powers given to military, says Amnesty
Egypt

Egypt must cancel ‘dangerous’ powers given to military, says Amnesty

Amnesty International called on the Egyptian government Thursday to cancel a Justice Ministry decree granting the military the right to…
After hunger strike, Abbasseya detainees now refuse water
Egypt

After hunger strike, Abbasseya detainees now refuse water

After two weeks of hunger strikes, 10 detainees from the last month’s Abbasseya clashes have begun refusing water. This comes after…
Court fails to deliver justice to martyrs’ families, human rights groups say
Egypt

Court fails to deliver justice to martyrs’ families, human rights groups say

Amnesty International criticized the Cairo Criminal Court Saturday for failing to deliver justice in the trials of former officials. The…
Amnesty says SCAF did little to staunch Abbasseya violence
Egypt

Amnesty says SCAF did little to staunch Abbasseya violence

Amnesty International slammed Egyptian security and army forces for their failure to end clashes between protesters and unidentified armed men…
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