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Egyptian Facebook user jailed for 3 years for anti-Islamic opinions
Egypt

Egyptian Facebook user jailed for 3 years for anti-Islamic opinions

An Egyptian court has sentenced a Facebook user to three years' prison for creating a page on the social networking…
‘Scapegoat’ policeman sentenced again for killing protesters
Egypt

‘Scapegoat’ policeman sentenced again for killing protesters

The Cairo Criminal Court on Monday sentenced fugitive policeman Mohamed Abdel Moneim, known as Mohamed al-Sunni, to ten years in…
Egypt’s military responsible for life of Egyptian blogger, says Amnesty
Egypt

Egypt’s military responsible for life of Egyptian blogger, says Amnesty

Egypt’s military rulers are responsible for the life of a jailed blogger on the 43rd day of a hunger strike,…
Q&A with Ahmed Agiza: A survivor of the Mubarak regime’s war on terror
Egypt

Q&A with Ahmed Agiza: A survivor of the Mubarak regime’s war on terror

Ahmed Agiza is no stranger to the brutality of the Egyptian justice system. The 49-year-old Egyptian Islamist was first detained…
NGO demands investigation into deaths of over 100 prisoners in custody
Egypt

NGO demands investigation into deaths of over 100 prisoners in custody

The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) sent out a petition on Sunday, demanding that the government form an independent…
Abu Salim prison: A ghost town in post-Qadhafi Libya
Egypt

Abu Salim prison: A ghost town in post-Qadhafi Libya

Abu Salim Prison, once Libya's most famous prison, has been abandoned since Tripoli fell to anti-regime rebels. Citizens have managed…
Interior Ministry pardons 477 prisoners
Egypt

Interior Ministry pardons 477 prisoners

The Interior Ministry pardoned 477 prisoners on Thursday as part of an ongoing program of releases connected with the annual…
Islamists vow to prosecute Mubarak for imprisoning and torturing them
Egypt

Islamists vow to prosecute Mubarak for imprisoning and torturing them

Leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood, the Jama’a al-Islamiya and Salafi groups have declared that they will never relinquish their claims…
Two killed in attack on police station in Ismailia Governorate
Egypt

Two killed in attack on police station in Ismailia Governorate

Two people have died after a group of around 100 people attacked Tel al-Kabeer police station in Ismailia Governorate on…
20 Egyptian sailors released from Libyan prisons
Egypt

20 Egyptian sailors released from Libyan prisons

The Egyptian consulate in Benghazi has been able to obtain the release of 20 sailors from Libyan prisons, said Ambassador…
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