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Egyptians take to streets to celebrate Mubaraks’ detention
Egypt
April 13, 2011
Egyptians take to streets to celebrate Mubaraks’ detention
Dozens of people marched in the streets of 6th of October, west of Cairo, Wednesday, after hearing news that former…
Security re-arrests brother of Al-Qaeda second-in-command
Egypt
March 20, 2011
Security re-arrests brother of Al-Qaeda second-in-command
Egyptian security authorities re-arrested Sheikh Mohamed Rabea al-Zawahiri, who had been released three days ago from the high security Aqrab…
Sinai prisoners stage hunger strike over trial-free detention
Egypt
February 17, 2011
Sinai prisoners stage hunger strike over trial-free detention
Forty-five prisoners at the central prison in Arish, North Sinai, have begun a hunger strike to protest being detained without…
Brotherhood says 9 group members detained
Egypt
December 27, 2010
Brotherhood says 9 group members detained
Egypt’s largest opposition movement, the Muslim Brotherhood, said today that nine of their members have been detained by police over…
Sinai activist released after 30 months in detention
Egypt
July 14, 2010
Sinai activist released after 30 months in detention
After spending 30 months in jail, Sinai activist Mosaad Abu Fajr has been released along with 68 other Bedouins who…
Detained Sinai activists remain in limbo
Egypt
June 3, 2010
Detained Sinai activists remain in limbo
After new amendments to Egypt’s Emergency law that pledged the release of all detainees except those who were being kept…