prison escape
Seventeen detainees escape from Bahraini prison
Middle East
June 5, 2016
Seventeen detainees escape from Bahraini prison
Seventeen detainees escaped from a prison in Bahrain, police said on Saturday, and the government warned citizens against giving them…
Libyan-Egyptian border closed
Egypt
July 28, 2013
Libyan-Egyptian border closed
The border crossing between Egypt and Libya has been closed, as only goods but not individuals are allowed to pass,…
Ministry: 21,000 prisoners who escaped during revolution arrested
Egypt
March 24, 2013
Ministry: 21,000 prisoners who escaped during revolution arrested
The Interior Ministry said Sunday it has arrested 21,000 people who escaped from prisons during the 25 January revolution two…
Court sentences gang leader to 25 years; lawyer says trial invalid
Egypt
May 30, 2012
Court sentences gang leader to 25 years; lawyer says trial invalid
The Luxor Criminal Court on Tuesday evening sentenced in absentia gang leader Yasser Abdel Qader al-Hambouly to 25 years in…
Escape of 70 Cairo prisoners foiled
Egypt
June 27, 2011
Escape of 70 Cairo prisoners foiled
Security forces on Monday prevented 70 prisoners from escaping from the Mansheyet Nasser prison in northeast Cairo. A security official…
Policeman injured while chasing runaway prisoners
Egypt
June 14, 2011
Policeman injured while chasing runaway prisoners
An Egyptian officer was severely injured Monday while chasing two runaway prisoners in Kafr al-Sheikh Governorate, a security source said.…
Local recounts prisoners’ tales of forced escape from Wadi al-Natroun
Egypt
March 3, 2011
Local recounts prisoners’ tales of forced escape from Wadi al-Natroun
When Zaki, a local who lives near Wadi al-Natroun prison, found inmates hiding in his greenhouse, they told him they…
Prisoners tell of rotting corpses and shootings
Egypt
February 16, 2011
Prisoners tell of rotting corpses and shootings
Gruesome details have emerged about the crisis in al-Qata prison, where guards were reportedly still shooting at inmates just days…