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Egyptian Facebook user jailed for 3 years for anti-Islamic opinions
Egypt
October 22, 2011
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
October 17, 2011
‘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
October 4, 2011
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
September 25, 2011
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
September 11, 2011
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
September 4, 2011
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
August 11, 2011
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
August 3, 2011
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
July 25, 2011
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
July 3, 2011
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…