torture
US Senate calls on Egypt to abolish emergency law
Egypt
July 26, 2010
US Senate calls on Egypt to abolish emergency law
The US Senate has referred to its Foreign Relations Committee a draft resolution calling on Egypt to abolish its 29-year-old…
A country ‘on hold’
Opinion
July 25, 2010
A country ‘on hold’
Upon phoning a friend or relative who is busy, you are likely to be put "on hold" until they answer…
Witness in Khaled Saeed trial attacked, says uncle
Egypt
July 22, 2010
Witness in Khaled Saeed trial attacked, says uncle
Ali Qassem, the uncle of Khaled Saeed, the young Alexandrian allegedly killed by two police officers last month, claimed that…
Protest marks 40 days since Alex slaying
Egypt
July 18, 2010
Protest marks 40 days since Alex slaying
Dozens of protesters gathered in front of the Supreme Judicial Court in downtown Cairo on Sunday to commemorate the death…
Khaled Saeed’s supporters protest in front of Supreme Court; another protest planned for this month
Egypt
July 18, 2010
Khaled Saeed’s supporters protest in front of Supreme Court; another protest planned for this month
A number of Kefaya activists, along with representatives from other political movements, protested today at 5 PM in front of…
Egyptian police ‘tortured to death’ 12 people in 2009, says rights group
Egypt
July 14, 2010
Egyptian police ‘tortured to death’ 12 people in 2009, says rights group
Among widespread and continuing human rights abuses throughout Egypt in 2009, 12 people were tortured to death by police, according…
Protests nation-wide against torture
Egypt
July 9, 2010
Protests nation-wide against torture
Hundreds of Egyptian youth organized a series of protests across Egypt against police torture.The protests were heavily advertized through online…
Security responses: Transparency, fear or spin?
Egypt
July 8, 2010
Security responses: Transparency, fear or spin?
Are the Egyptian authorities, government, prosecutors and the Interior Ministry playing defense? A reading into their recent statements in the…
Gamal Mubarak makes belated statement on Alex slaying
Egypt
July 7, 2010
Gamal Mubarak makes belated statement on Alex slaying
Gamal Mubarak, head of the National Democratic Party (NDP)’s influential policies committee, for the first time commented on the death…
Lawyers in defenestration case denied access to investigations
Egypt
July 7, 2010
Lawyers in defenestration case denied access to investigations
Lawyers representing a man allegedly tortured and thrown by police from the third floor of a police station in the…