Human Rights
Rights groups accuse government of sectarian incitement
Egypt
October 16, 2011
Rights groups accuse government of sectarian incitement
Egyptian human rights groups on Sunday accused authorities of fueling sectarian violence and encouraging unlawful killing. The accusations are a…
Military more brutal than Mubarak regime, eyewitnesses say
Egypt
October 13, 2011
Military more brutal than Mubarak regime, eyewitnesses say
A day after Egypt’s military rulers provided their account of this week’s deadly clashes between soldiers and mostly Christian protesters,…
Tantawi vows to end military trials, with notable exceptions
Egypt
October 9, 2011
Tantawi vows to end military trials, with notable exceptions
Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi on Saturday decided to end military trials for civilians except as provided for by martial…
Syria probing killings, international inquiry possible
World
October 8, 2011
Syria probing killings, international inquiry possible
Syria said on Friday that a national investigation was under way into killings, including the deaths of 1100 security forces,…
Rights organization denounces abuse of civilians by military police
Egypt
October 4, 2011
Rights organization denounces abuse of civilians by military police
The Arab Network for Human Rights Information has denounced what it called excesses by the military police against civilians in…
Trial of hunger striking blogger delayed until 11 October
Egypt
October 4, 2011
Trial of hunger striking blogger delayed until 11 October
The Supreme Military Court of Appeals postponed on Tuesday the appeal of Maikel Nabil Sanad until 11 October. Sanad, a…
Activists: Syrian regime detains 3000 in 3 days
World
October 4, 2011
Activists: Syrian regime detains 3000 in 3 days
BEIRUT - Syrian troops going house to house have detained more than 3000 people in the past three days in…
Lawyer: UAE political activists mistreated in prison
World
October 2, 2011
Lawyer: UAE political activists mistreated in prison
ABU DHABI - Five political activists being tried in the United Arab Emirates on charges of insulting the country's leaders…
Amnesty International urges Egypt to release detained blogger
Egypt
September 26, 2011
Amnesty International urges Egypt to release detained blogger
International human rights watchdog Amnesty International has urged Egypt’s military rulers to immediately release a detained blogger who has been…
Q&A with Ahmed Agiza: A survivor of the Mubarak regime’s war on terror
Egypt
September 25, 2011
Q&A with Ahmed Agiza: A survivor of the Mubarak regime’s war on terror
Ahmed Agiza is no stranger to the brutality of the Egyptian justice system. The 49-year-old Egyptian Islamist was first detained…