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April 6 Youth Movement: Member arrested by security
Egypt
October 19, 2011
April 6 Youth Movement: Member arrested by security
A member of the April 6 Youth Movement was arrested Tuesday evening while taking part in a campaign to boost…
‘Random’ arrests after Israel embassy attack in Cairo
Egypt
September 19, 2011
‘Random’ arrests after Israel embassy attack in Cairo
Egyptian rights groups have accused Egyptian authorities of carrying out random arrests after this month's attack on the Israeli embassy…
Authorities suspend Al Jazeera’s Mubasher Misr transmission
Egypt
September 11, 2011
Authorities suspend Al Jazeera’s Mubasher Misr transmission
Al Jazeera's live news channel in Egypt, Mubasher Misr, said on Sunday that Egyptian authorities have confiscated broadcasting equipment from…
Egypt arrests Lebanese blogger at Cairo airport
Egypt
September 5, 2011
Egypt arrests Lebanese blogger at Cairo airport
Lebanese blogger Imad Bazzi was arrested at Cairo International Airport on arrival from Beirut at noon on Monday, Egyptian blogger…
Activists and presidential hopefuls condemn Asmaa Mahfouz arrest
Egypt
August 14, 2011
Activists and presidential hopefuls condemn Asmaa Mahfouz arrest
Presidential hopefuls joined various revolutionary groups on Sunday in condemning the referral of activist Asmaa Mahfouz to a military court,…
AUC grad student released, expected to leave Gambia by Monday
Egypt
July 9, 2011
AUC grad student released, expected to leave Gambia by Monday
A Guinean graduate student at the American University in Cairo (AUC) who was arrested in the Gambian capital of Banjul…
Activists: Saudi arrests hardline cleric al-Ahmed
World
July 9, 2011
Activists: Saudi arrests hardline cleric al-Ahmed
Hardline Saudi cleric Sheikh Youssef bin Abdallah al-Ahmed, known for his controversial views on Saudi society, was arrested on Friday,…
Saudi woman arrested for challenging driving ban
World
May 22, 2011
Saudi woman arrested for challenging driving ban
Saudi authorities arrested a female activist on Sunday who launched a campaign to challenge a ban on women driving in…
Syria releases fourth Egyptian after one-week detention
Egypt
April 10, 2011
Syria releases fourth Egyptian after one-week detention
The Egyptian Embassy in Damascus said Syrian authorities released on Sunday an Egyptian called Nabil al-Barbari who was arrested in…