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Jailed Chinese activist’s life in ‘immediate’ danger: rights groups
World

Jailed Chinese activist’s life in ‘immediate’ danger: rights groups

China’s first “cyber-dissident” Huang Qi is in danger of dying under police custody if he does not receive medical treatment…
N. Korean women face rampant sexual abuse by officials: HRW
World

N. Korean women face rampant sexual abuse by officials: HRW

North Korean police and other officials prey on women with near-total impunity, a rights group said Thursday, in a rare…
China admits to locking up Uyghurs, but defends Xinjiang crackdown
World

China admits to locking up Uyghurs, but defends Xinjiang crackdown

Hong Kong (CNN)  ̶  China has fiercely defended an escalating crackdown in the far western province of Xinjiang as necessary…
SIS refutes torture allegations of Egyptian-American driver in HRW report
Egypt

SIS refutes torture allegations of Egyptian-American driver in HRW report

The State Information Service (SIS) refuted the Human Rights Watch’s (HRW) report on torturing and sexually assaulting Egyptian-American limousine driver…
Hungary using starvation tactics against asylum-seekers
World

Hungary using starvation tactics against asylum-seekers

Hungary is starving some rejected asylum-seekers in transit zones to force them to drop their appeals. Human rights groups worry…
Egypt’s Parliament finalizes approval of Cybercrime Act
Egypt

Egypt’s Parliament finalizes approval of Cybercrime Act

  Egypt’s Parliament recently approved a draft law submitted by the government to counter cybercrimes; the new act received approval…
Army spokesperson quashes HRW report on random demolition to houses in Sinai
Egypt

Army spokesperson quashes HRW report on random demolition to houses in Sinai

  Official army spokesperson Tamer al-Refa’ai on Wednesday denied a report released by US-based NGO the Human Right Watch, which…
Egypt to punish ISP’s refraining from blocking websites which ‘threaten national security’
Egypt

Egypt to punish ISP’s refraining from blocking websites which ‘threaten national security’

Egypt’s Parliamentary Committee of Communications and Information Technology approved recently Article 31 of the draft-law of the cyber-crime bill that…
Egypt parliament approves 3 articles of draft law legalizing website blocks
Egypt

Egypt parliament approves 3 articles of draft law legalizing website blocks

The Egyptian Parliament’s Communication Committee approved on Tuesday three articles of a draft law entitled Countering IT Crime in a move…
Human Rights Watch calls on Egypt to suspend ‘arbitrary arrests’ before elections
Egypt

Human Rights Watch calls on Egypt to suspend ‘arbitrary arrests’ before elections

The New York-based Human Rights watch [HRW] addressed on Monday sharp criticism towards Egyptian government for a series of “arbitrary”…
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