Latest in Tag: arrest Highlight
Latest in Tag: arrest

Photojournalist Shawkan describes ‘endless nightmare’ from behind bars
Freelance photojournalist has managed to send an open letter from prison

Egypt second in the world for arrested journalists: Reporters Without Borders
âPolitical situation does not justify President Al-Sisiâs repressive policies,â says watchdog

Captain of container ship that struck fishermen boat arrested
The prosecution ordered their detention for four days pending further investigations, state media reported.

Presidential decree creates new police rank with power of arrest
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi issued a decree creating a new police rank: “Associate Security Officerâ
600 minors held on political charges in unofficial police camp: NGO
Interior Ministry denies existence of Central Security-run Banha centre, claims minors are never detained in prisons

12 Zamalek fans referred to criminal court over Mortada Mansour âassassination attemptâ
Latest development in ongoing feud between club president and Ultras White Knights

Over 7,000 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons: Palestinian minister
Egypt should politically intervene for the re-release of Palestinian captives who were detained again “for no reason”, says Prisoner Affairs minister

Muslim Brotherhood Deputyâs son-in-law arrested
Muslim Brotherhood members kidnapped and tortured by intelligence, says MB spokesperson
‘Helwan Brigades’ member arrested
The accused had allegedly disguised himself as a woman to blow up a police station

Thousands gather in Tahrir Square to protest Mubarakâs verdict
Security forces dispersed demonstrators with water cannons and teargas; many protesters arrested

224 arrested in Friday protests: Interior ministry
Officials provide conflicting figures on the numbers of protester deaths
Courts sentence alleged Muslim Brotherhood members
A group of 15 on trial in Beheira handed life prison sentences, after being tried in absentia

Students Against the Coup threatens more road blocks
The movement says it will no longer accept the âcontinuation of crimes being carried out against female studentsâ
Student arrested in possession of weapons
Ain Shams student allegedly used weapons during marches

Cairo University students react to security measures on campus
Students say security measures are necessary but criticise enforcement
International journalists show solidarity with Egyptian colleagues
Hundreds of Egyptian journalists reject recent pledge by major newspaper editors to support government’s rhetoric

President appoints new deans to 7 university faculties
Decisions in line with legal amendments made by the president, allowing him to appoint university staff

Professor, students detained for T-shirt featuring yellow palm resembling Rabaa sign
Tourism police accused students of chanting against police and army, says AFTE lawyer

13 wanted persons arrested for Kerdasa violence
Detainees allegedly involved in assaults on police installations

Number of hunger strikers in and out of prisons reaches 143: ANHRI
Dozens have recently started hunger strikes to call for release of political prisoners and for abolishing the infamous Protest Law
9 members of rap group arrested
âArt Revolutionâ rappers accused of chanting against military
Journalist who shot âHelwan Brigadesâ video arrested
Ministry of Interior says it located her âhiding placeâ in an Alexandria apartment
âDangerous terroristâ arrested as military campaign in North Sinai continues
Military destroys tunnel openings in Rafah as part of ongoing campaign to restore security

Anti-Coup Alliance calls for partial strike
Escalation comes after the pro-Morsi alliance organised weekly protests throughout the past year

Suspects in Mortada Mansour assassination attempt arrested
Ultras White Knights group says membersâ homes were raided; Ministry of Interior denied allegations

Al-Tayyar Al-Shaâaby demands immediate release of student member
Amru Saleh, an Alexandrian student, arrested for confrontation with police officer
âDangerousâ Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis member killed during arrest operation: MOI
Killed member responsible for attacks on security personnel and âvitalâ institutions, says interior ministry
Palestinian-American teen released, Gaza airstrikes continue
Israel releases 15-year-old boy in the West Bank and continues to strike Gaza in latest raids

High-profile Jihadist trial postponed
The defendant, Mohamed al-Zawahiri, a high-ranking leader of militant group Al-Salafeya Al-Jihadeya is charged with âendangering national securityâ
Convicted journalist appealing prison sentence: Lawyer
Journalist is charged with inciting sectarian strife and reporting false news