Interior Ministry
Interior Ministry declares firearms amnesty until end of June
Egypt
June 22, 2011
Interior Ministry declares firearms amnesty until end of June
The Public Security Sector, a branch of the Interior Ministry, announced on Wednesday a national firearms amnesty in collaboration with…
Interior Ministry claims to have caught over 1000 prison escapees in Delta
Egypt
June 16, 2011
Interior Ministry claims to have caught over 1000 prison escapees in Delta
The Interior Minstry has announced various recent successes in capturing prison escapees throughout Egypt, most notably in the Delta governorate…
Court postpones trials of security leaders charged with killing demonstrators
Egypt
June 14, 2011
Court postpones trials of security leaders charged with killing demonstrators
The Minya Criminal Court in Upper Egypt on Tuesday decided to postpone to 13 September the trial of several senior…
New accusations test police-civilian relations in post-Mubarak Egypt
Egypt
June 6, 2011
New accusations test police-civilian relations in post-Mubarak Egypt
The call for protests on January 25 was specifically meant to coincide with National Police Day. Behind it was a…
Police reform: Getting it right
Opinion
April 24, 2011
Police reform: Getting it right
It's widely believed that regimes that lack popular legitimacy often resort to torture. Desperate to retain control over their people,…
Security forces thwart jailbreak attempt at Demo prison
Egypt
April 21, 2011
Security forces thwart jailbreak attempt at Demo prison
Egyptian security forces thwarted an escape attempt by inmates at Demo prison in Damanhour, southwest of Cairo, on Wednesday. A…
Egypt’s prosecution interrogates Mubarak in South Sinai hospital
Egypt
April 12, 2011
Egypt’s prosecution interrogates Mubarak in South Sinai hospital
A well-informed judicial source says that ousted President Hosni Mubarak is currently undergoing interrogation at a hospital in South Sinai.…
Court rules against Interior Ministry in torture cases
Egypt
April 6, 2011
Court rules against Interior Ministry in torture cases
An Egyptian court on Tuesday issued 13 rulings against the Interior Ministry in torture cases. The Qasr al-Nil Misdemeanor Court…
Police group accuses some Interior Ministry leaders of spurring unrest
Egypt
March 30, 2011
Police group accuses some Interior Ministry leaders of spurring unrest
Some Interior Ministry figures from ousted President Hosni Mubarak's regime have an interest in perpetuating chaos, a coalition of Egyptian…
Interior Ministry denies State Security behind theft at Brotherhood leader’s home
Egypt
March 30, 2011
Interior Ministry denies State Security behind theft at Brotherhood leader’s home
The Egyptian Interior Ministry on Wednesday denied that State Security Investigative Services was behind a burglary at the home of…