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Parliament approves draft law to release prisoners after serving half their sentence: Drastic change or mere propaganda?
Features/Interviews
December 22, 2017
Parliament approves draft law to release prisoners after serving half their sentence: Drastic change or mere propaganda?
Parliament approved a bill on Wednesday to amend some of the articles in law 39 of 1956, to potentially make…
502 prisoners pardoned for Eid al-Fitr
Egypt
June 23, 2017
502 prisoners pardoned for Eid al-Fitr
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pardoned 502 prisoners, on Friday, on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr. The pardoned prisoners included 175…
Palestinian prisoners in Israel jails end hunger strike
Middle East
May 27, 2017
Palestinian prisoners in Israel jails end hunger strike
Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails on hunger strike since April 17 have ended their protest under a deal…
Hamas executes three Palestinians over killing it says were ordered by Israel
Middle East
May 26, 2017
Hamas executes three Palestinians over killing it says were ordered by Israel
Gaza’s ruling Hamas movement executed three Palestinians on Thursday convicted of killing a commander in the Islamist group’s armed wing…
Syria population transfer begins with exchange of prisoners
Middle East
April 12, 2017
Syria population transfer begins with exchange of prisoners
Syria's government and rebels exchanged some 30 prisoners and nine bodies, part of a larger agreement to evacuate four besieged…
Top prosecutor orders surprise prison inspections
Egypt
March 22, 2017
Top prosecutor orders surprise prison inspections
General Prosecutor Nabil Sadeq instructed prosecutors to inspect prisons periodically without notification in order to assure that the rights of prisoners…
203 young prisoners pardoned by president: sources
Egypt
March 13, 2017
203 young prisoners pardoned by president: sources
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has pardoned 203 young inmates who were handed final verdicts for protesting. Informed sources reported earlier…
Islamic State frees Mosul prisoners as grip on last major city slips
Middle East
March 12, 2017
Islamic State frees Mosul prisoners as grip on last major city slips
Islamic State has released dozens of prisoners held in jails in the districts of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul…
Supreme Court renews a 1967 dispute between Egypt and Israel
Egypt
January 22, 2017
Supreme Court renews a 1967 dispute between Egypt and Israel
The States Council's Supreme Administrative Court ruled on Saturday that the Egyptian government should take all necessary procedures to avenge the…
149 prisoners released in accordance to presidential decree
Egypt
January 5, 2017
149 prisoners released in accordance to presidential decree
The Interior Ministry released on Thursday 149 detainees who have been pardoned by a presidential decree.Head of the Prisons Sector…