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Amnesty International blasts Mubarak regime for ‘unprecedented’ violence
Egypt

Amnesty International blasts Mubarak regime for ‘unprecedented’ violence

Amnesty International’s report on killings, detentions and torture during the 25 January revolution, released on Thursday, reveals the Mubarak regime’s…
Mubarak used excessive force during uprising, says Amnesty International
Egypt

Mubarak used excessive force during uprising, says Amnesty International

Former President Hosni Mubarak’s security services used excessive force in an attempt to quell the 18-day uprising that led to…
Amnesty International report slams Mubarak govt abuses
Egypt

Amnesty International report slams Mubarak govt abuses

The uprisings against authoritarian regimes across the Middle East and North Africa are a reason for hope, "sending a signal…
Amnesty International: Law banning protests a ‘major setback’
Egypt

Amnesty International: Law banning protests a ‘major setback’

Amnesty International urged Egyptian authorities to immediately revoke a law that incriminates protests, saying it violates international agreements signed by…
Egypt backs Syrian regime, receives sharp criticism
Egypt

Egypt backs Syrian regime, receives sharp criticism

Egypt is backing Syrian diplomatic efforts to block a Western-supported UN resolution condemning Damascus’s bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, a…
Egypt must investigate human rights abuses, watchdog says
Egypt

Egypt must investigate human rights abuses, watchdog says

As allegations of torture and abuse by military police continue, international human rights watchdog Amnesty International released a report on…
Rights group denounces Iraqi suppression of popular dissent
World

Rights group denounces Iraqi suppression of popular dissent

Fueled by unrest sweeping the Arab World, tens of thousands of Iraqis have taken to the streets in recent months…
Amnesty International expects Egypt to decrease use of death penalty
Egypt

Amnesty International expects Egypt to decrease use of death penalty

In Amnesty International’s annual report on death sentences and executions, Egypt ranked 13th in the list of countries that executed…
Amnesty slams Egypt for forced ‘virginity tests’
Egypt

Amnesty slams Egypt for forced ‘virginity tests’

London -- Amnesty International on Wednesday condemned the 'shocking' treatment of women protesters in Egypt after serious allegations that the…
Egyptian revolution sidelining women?
Opinion

Egyptian revolution sidelining women?

One hundred years ago, more than a million people marched in streets across Europe on the first International Women’s Day.…
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