detentions
‘Saudi game of thrones’: pressure grows to release jailed prince
Middle East
June 1, 2020
‘Saudi game of thrones’: pressure grows to release jailed prince
A two million dollar US lobbying effort and petitions from European lawmakers are piling pressure on Saudi Arabia to release…
Iran says detains a dual national linked to British intelligence
Middle East
August 16, 2016
Iran says detains a dual national linked to British intelligence
Iran said on Tuesday it had arrested a dual national last week in Tehran linked to Britain's intelligence service, the…
Arrest of several dual-national Iranians could be politically motivated
Middle East
July 19, 2016
Arrest of several dual-national Iranians could be politically motivated
Montreal academic Homa Hoodfar was preparing to return to Canada from Iran in March when agents from Iran's powerful paramilitary…
Press statement: Egyptian State Security Investigations Service detain US citizen and Egyptian filmmaker without charge in unknown location
Egypt
January 24, 2014
Press statement: Egyptian State Security Investigations Service detain US citizen and Egyptian filmmaker without charge in unknown location
Press release (21:35 hrs, Thursday 24 January 2014): Egyptian State Security Investigations Service detain US citizen and Egyptian filmmaker without charge…
UN: Secret detention part of Syrian regime’s ‘campaign of terror’
World
December 19, 2013
UN: Secret detention part of Syrian regime’s ‘campaign of terror’
Syrian activists and other citizens have vanished into secret detention as part of a “widespread campaign of terror against the…
Update: Protesters in Alex demand activists’ release
Egypt
March 30, 2013
Update: Protesters in Alex demand activists’ release
Hundreds of protesters demonstrated before the Public Prosecution's headquarters in Alexandria on Saturday to demand the release of 13…
Liberal party says military police kidnapped 3 members
Egypt
July 13, 2012
Liberal party says military police kidnapped 3 members
The Egyptian Social Democratic Party said Friday that the armed forces detained Thursday three of its members who took part…
AUC grad student arrested in The Gambia
Egypt
July 5, 2011
AUC grad student arrested in The Gambia
A Guinean graduate student at The American University in Cairo (AUC) was arrested 30 April in the Gambian capital of…
Tora prison: A notorious history of expansion and torture
Egypt
April 18, 2011
Tora prison: A notorious history of expansion and torture
Coincidentally, as Tora prison marks its 83rd anniversary in May, toppled President Hosni Mubarak will celebrate his 83rd birthday. Not…
Q&A with Mohamed Radwan: Egyptian-American detained in Syria
Egypt
April 6, 2011
Q&A with Mohamed Radwan: Egyptian-American detained in Syria
On Friday, 25 March, Egyptian-American engineer Mohamed Radwan, 32, was arrested and detained in Damascus by Syrian authorities while photographing…