Pretrial detention
Additional 35 detainees released by presidential pardon committee
Egypt
October 21, 2022
Additional 35 detainees released by presidential pardon committee
Members of the Presidential Pardon Committee announced the release of 35 more detainees in pretrial detention. Lawyer Tariq al-Awady, a…
Egyptian ‘t-shirt detainee’ released on bail after more than two years awaiting trial
Egypt
March 23, 2016
Egyptian ‘t-shirt detainee’ released on bail after more than two years awaiting trial
An Egyptian student detained more than two years ago for wearing a t-shirt with an anti-torture slogan was released on…
Egypt rights groups say detention of high-school student ‘illegal’
Egypt
February 10, 2016
Egypt rights groups say detention of high-school student ‘illegal’
The extended detention of a young Egyptian who came to be known to many as the "anti-torture t-shirt" detainee is…