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Maikel Nabil released from Tora Prison
Egypt
January 24, 2012
Maikel Nabil released from Tora Prison
The Interior Ministry’s Prisons Department released blogger Maikel Nabil from Tora prison on Tuesday. Nabil has been in detention since…
Jordan deports 19 Egyptian illegal immigrants
Egypt
January 18, 2012
Jordan deports 19 Egyptian illegal immigrants
Jordan has deported 19 Egyptians for entering the country illegally, the Foreign Ministry told MENA on Wednesday. The deportees reportedly…
Army dropping military trials for civilians, but not exceptional courts
Egypt
January 10, 2012
Army dropping military trials for civilians, but not exceptional courts
After about a year during which more than 12,000 Egyptians were tried in military courts and activists waged a relentless…
Lawyer accuses police officer of assaulting Maikel Nabil
Egypt
January 2, 2012
Lawyer accuses police officer of assaulting Maikel Nabil
A lawyer filed a complaint with the attorney general on Saturday, accusing a police officer in Marg prison of assaulting…
A year in review: The military as seen by detainees
Egypt
December 27, 2011
A year in review: The military as seen by detainees
“The army and the people were never one hand,” is the provocative title of a blogpost by Maikel Nabil, who…
Egypt’s military suspends sentences against 90 convicts
Egypt
December 26, 2011
Egypt’s military suspends sentences against 90 convicts
The head of Egypt's ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, decided on Monday…
27 Maspero suspects released, Abd El Fattah still in detention
Egypt
December 15, 2011
27 Maspero suspects released, Abd El Fattah still in detention
A judge representing the public prosecutor’s office agreed on Thursday to release 27 out of 28 suspects in the case…
Advisory Council to amend military law, scrap military trials for civilians
Egypt
December 14, 2011
Advisory Council to amend military law, scrap military trials for civilians
The Advisory Council has announced its intention to form a committee of legal experts to amend military law, particularly those…
Maikel Nabil sentenced to 2 years in jail
Egypt
December 14, 2011
Maikel Nabil sentenced to 2 years in jail
A military court on Wednesday sentenced Maikel Nabil, a blogger charged with insulting the military, to two years in prison…
Detained blogger Abd El Fattah misses birth of his first child
Egypt
December 6, 2011
Detained blogger Abd El Fattah misses birth of his first child
Manal Bahey al-Din Hassan, wife of detained blogger Alaa Abd El Fattah, gave birth to their first child, Khaled, on…