prisoners
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…
Sinai prisoners stage hunger strike over trial-free detention
Egypt
February 17, 2011
Sinai prisoners stage hunger strike over trial-free detention
Forty-five prisoners at the central prison in Arish, North Sinai, have begun a hunger strike to protest being detained without…
Agencies: Dozens killed at Tunisia prison
Egypt
January 15, 2011
Agencies: Dozens killed at Tunisia prison
Dozens of prisoners were killed when a fire broke out at a prison in al-Menesteir town in Tunisia. Dozens of…
Interior Ministry implements phase two of AIDS examination in prisons
Egypt
September 30, 2010
Interior Ministry implements phase two of AIDS examination in prisons
The Ministry of Interior Affairs Prison Sector has started a second phase of counseling services and AIDS examinations inside prisons,…
Mubarak pardons 3525 prisoners
Egypt
July 21, 2010
Mubarak pardons 3525 prisoners
In celebration of the 1952 revolution, President Hosni Mubarak has ordered the release of 3525 prsioners. The pardoned prisoners will…
20 more Bedouin detainees released
Egypt
July 11, 2010
20 more Bedouin detainees released
The Interior Ministry decided to release another 20 Bedouin detainees on Monday, as promised by Interior Minister Habib el-Adly in…
Rights report blasts state of Egypt’s prisons
Egypt
October 6, 2009
Rights report blasts state of Egypt’s prisons
According to a report issued by the Association for Prisoner Support and Human Rights and recently submitted to the state-run…