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Canada PM urges Egypt to free Canadian hunger strikers
World
October 1, 2013
Canada PM urges Egypt to free Canadian hunger strikers
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Monday called for the immediate release of two Canadians now on hunger strike after…
Rights groups concerned over Syrians, Palestinians detained in Egypt
Egypt
August 20, 2013
Rights groups concerned over Syrians, Palestinians detained in Egypt
Twelve Egyptian human rights organizations on Tuesday expressed deep concern over the detention of dozens of Syrian and Palestinian refugees…
Detention continues for last Egyptian in Guantanamo, despite deteriorating health
Egypt
March 6, 2013
Detention continues for last Egyptian in Guantanamo, despite deteriorating health
There are fears for the life of the last Egyptian detained in the US Guantanamo Bay facility. His health appears…
Over 30 detainees released in Tanta after clashes
Egypt
February 14, 2013
Over 30 detainees released in Tanta after clashes
Tanta’s Public Prosecution released 32 people Thursday who were detained pending an investigation into clashes last Friday in the cities…
Attorney general releases damning account of protest detentions
Egypt
December 13, 2012
Attorney general releases damning account of protest detentions
Prosecutor General Talaat Abdallah on Thursday reversed a decision to transfer the East Cairo attorney general who was leading investigations…
Detained officer’s mother: ‘8 April’ officers excluded from amnesty
Egypt
October 15, 2012
Detained officer’s mother: ‘8 April’ officers excluded from amnesty
Detained military officer Mohamed Tareq al-Wadie will not be released as part of President Mohamed Morsy’s amnesty for revolution detainees,…
Report: 88 tortured, 34 killed in Morsy’s first 100 days
Egypt
October 14, 2012
Report: 88 tortured, 34 killed in Morsy’s first 100 days
A report by the Nadim Human Rights Center said police abuses of human rights in Egypt have not changed significantly…
Taba bombings defendants start a hunger strike
Egypt
September 22, 2012
Taba bombings defendants start a hunger strike
Five defendants in the Taba bombings case have started a hunger strike to protest the continued postponement of their…
61 Egyptians detained in Saudi prisons for months
Egypt
September 6, 2012
61 Egyptians detained in Saudi prisons for months
Sixty-one Egyptians in Saudi Arabia were held in a Jeddah prison for three months without being interrogated or referred to…