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Family say citizen tortured to death at Old Cairo police station
Egypt

Family say citizen tortured to death at Old Cairo police station

Ahmed Abdel Naby, a prisoner who died at the Old Cairo police station on Tuesday, was tortured to death, a report…
Egyptian deported by CIA gets residency in Sweden
Egypt

Egyptian deported by CIA gets residency in Sweden

STOCKHOLM — A former Egyptian terror suspect who was deported from Sweden to his homeland by CIA agents in 2001 has been…
Your torture still shows on our bodies, Brothers tell Nasser’s defense minister
Egypt

Your torture still shows on our bodies, Brothers tell Nasser’s defense minister

In response to a message that Shams Badran, the defense minister under late President Gamal Abdel Nasser, sent to the…
Court to issue sentence in Salafi man’s murder on Thursday
Egypt

Court to issue sentence in Salafi man’s murder on Thursday

The Alexandria Criminal Court headed by Judge Mostapha Terana will issue its verdict on Thursday in the case of the…
Saudi Arabia executes 2 Egyptians over kidnapping and rape of child
Egypt

Saudi Arabia executes 2 Egyptians over kidnapping and rape of child

The Saudi interior ministry on Tuesday executed two Egyptians who had kidnapped and tortured a 9-year-old girl for three and…
Firestorm of controversy over Chile ceremony honoring ex-dictator Pinochet
World

Firestorm of controversy over Chile ceremony honoring ex-dictator Pinochet

A weekend ceremony honoring the late dictator Augusto Pinochet has triggered a firestorm of controversy, pitting the right to free…
On anniversary of his death, Khaled Saeed’s mother offers advice to revolutionaries
Egypt

On anniversary of his death, Khaled Saeed’s mother offers advice to revolutionaries

“Revolutionaries need to digest the lessons learned and the mistakes that have occurred in order to achieve the goals of…
Parliamentary committee approves legislation to toughen sentences for torture crimes
Egypt

Parliamentary committee approves legislation to toughen sentences for torture crimes

A parliamentary committee recently finalized legal amendments that would impose harsher sentences for torture, State-run MENA news service reported on…
Despite acquittal, former state security chief to stay in prison
Egypt

Despite acquittal, former state security chief to stay in prison

The former head of the dissolved State Security Investigation Services will stay in prison despite being acquitted yesterday, due to…
Court upholds prison verdict for police chief in 2003 torture incident
Egypt

Court upholds prison verdict for police chief in 2003 torture incident

The Court of Cassation upheld an earlier verdict by the Cairo Criminal Court which had sentenced the Maadi police investigations…
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