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Latest in Tag: police brutality

CSF Officer Yassin Salah gets 15 years: The full story
Al-Sabbagh lost her life, betrayed by those who vowed to protect it, says prosecution

Shaimaa Al-Sabbagh faced threats of kidnapping her 6-year-old son
âMay God be with youâ, Al-Sabbagh’s family tells officer’s family

Court adjourns police officerâs trial to 11 June in Al-Sabbagh case
Lawyers assure family activistâs death will not go unpunished

Lawyers strike Saturday, syndicate head seeks escalation against police assaults
Security body only protects itself and bullies lawyers and citizens, says syndicate

Lawyers to strike against police brutality
Police officer hit lawyer on the head with a shoe causing head injury, syndicate calls for strike

NCHR report condemns Sinai terrorism, Muslim Brotherhood
Despite condemning pre-trial detention and military trials, journalists say report âtoo gentleâ on state authorities

Cabinet clashes retrial to resume on 9 June
Journalist, police conscript and lawyer punished by judge Nagy Shehata during session
SPAP acquittal contested before court
Prosecution’s appeal to be looked into on 13 June

Police officers prosecuted for rape, torture leading to death
“Torture is systematic, accountability for it is selective,” says human rights lawyer
Policeman faces life sentence for sexual assault of handicapped prisoner
Security tapes showed conscript attacked young girl inside police station

Court acquits SPAP members of protest charges in Al-Sabbagh case
“Verdict proves that police intentionally used force without necessity,” says defence lawyer

Journalists act out in defence of co-defendant journalist Youssef Shaaban
Mahienour El-Massry allowed lawyer visit in jail

Amended law empowers NCHR members during prison visits
âNCHR to start inspection with Tora Prison next week,â says member

After 496 days in prison, photojournalist Ziada speaks out
âPolice should not punish me for photographing their brutality, they should punish themselves,â says journalist
Policemen detained pending investigations on torture accusations
Police claim suspect was armed and dangerous, while human rights group says victim was brutally apprehended

NGOs accuse state of corruption, but we don’t look at ourselves: Maat GM
Ayman Okeil discusses postponed elections, and internal politics among Egyptian NGOs

174 killed, over 600 injured in Q1 2015
North Sinai âbloodiest zoneâ in over 1,000 violent events across Egypt at beginning of 2015, says Democracy Index

Interior ministry ‘ready’ to receive complaints of police brutality
“They are bluffing,” says human rights lawyer

Suspect policeman in Shaimaa Al-Sabbaghâs killing faces trial 10 May
CSF officer accused of accidental killing, deliberate injury by shooting

68 protesters fined EGP 50,000 each in 25 January anniversary trial
Protesters acquitted of Protest Law crimes subject to imprisonment

Deaths in police custody continue
Latest case died due to âswallowing a packet of drugsâ, police say

The Al-Sabbagh killing case, as it happened
17 accused in Protest Law, defence will see investigations’ for first time in court

53 defence lawyers now involved in Al-Sabbagh killing case
17 accused in Protest Law, defence will see investigations’ for first time in court
58 entities, 44 human rights defenders in solidarity with 17 Al-Sabbagh case defendants
Suspects face protest charges, include three eyewitnesses
Cairo University metro blast injures 8
Four policemen and four civilians were wounded Saturday

Photojournalist Gamal Ziada starts hunger strike in prison
Previous strike lasted for 98 days, says brother

âI have been under torture for 3 daysâ: Photojournalist Gamal Ziada
Defence lawyer optimistic about progress in court case

A butterfly effect could turn things upside down: Hala Shukrallah
Daily News Egypt spoke to Shukrallah about the future of politics in Egypt, and whether the rule of the military is serving democracy
Prosecutor General accuses policeman of Al-Sabbagh’s killing
âAuthorities intransigent towards defence lawyers and Al-Sabbagh’s colleagues,â says lawyer
Court to issue verdict for 68 protesters on 31 March
Defence pleads not guilty to protest and illegal public assembly charges