Egypt’s prisons

Hundreds of prisoners released in 6th of October victory pardons
Egypt

Hundreds of prisoners released in 6th of October victory pardons

Egypt’s Ministry of the Interior released 248 prisoners on Tuesday in accordance with presidential decree No. 427/2017, pardoning the remaining sentences…
NCHR calls for review of preventive detention period in Egypt
Egypt

NCHR calls for review of preventive detention period in Egypt

The National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) has called for a review of the preventive detention period, which can last…
Hundreds of prisoners pardoned for Sinai Liberation Day
Egypt

Hundreds of prisoners pardoned for Sinai Liberation Day

  Authorities have pardoned 885 prisoners in honor of Sinai Liberation Day Thursday, according to a government security official. The…
Hawass sentenced to one year in prison, stripped of ministry
Egypt

Hawass sentenced to one year in prison, stripped of ministry

Minister of State for Antiquities Zahi Hawass has been sentenced to one year of hard labor and a LE1000 fine…
Prisoners demand conditional release as violence continues in prisons
Egypt

Prisoners demand conditional release as violence continues in prisons

Distraught families demonstrated outside Cairo's State Television building on Sunday to demand the release of relatives they believe are being…
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