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Latest in Tag: police brutality
Court resumes trial for 68 protesters arrested on 25 January
One defendant among injured of the Revolution in 2011, canât see, says party member and activist

â1980 and Upwardsâ: The youthâs pain relief
A play that many have watched over and over

Photojournalist Gamal Ziada writes from inside prison
“The three encounters with the police officer who ruined my life forever,” letter reads

16 defendants face retrial in Cabinet Clashes case
Lawyersâ Syndicate boycott of case still ongoing, say defence lawyers
Prosecutor General orders release of 120 in temporary detention
Lawyers yet to confirm, say they do not have names

2 prisoners allegedly die of torture in Matariya Police Station
Families accuse security forces of torturing relatives to death, interior ministry claims deceased suffered circulatory collapse

Egypt’s face of justice: Court considers labelling 6 April ‘terrorist organisation’
Judicial system a joke, movement will not respect court verdicts, says spokesperson
Activists, journalists commemorate Shaimaa Al-Sabbagh on Valentineâs Day
Prominent journalist points out serious concerns with media gag in killing case

Socialist Popular Alliance VP detained as suspect in Al-Sabbagh’s killing
âA police conspiracy to allow perpetuators to walk free,â says Al-Haqanya law centre

Shaimaa Al-Sabbagh died near Tahrir of birdshot to the back: Forensic Authority
Socialist Popular Alliance, activists blame police for ‘excessive’ use of force
Four officers detained for the death of prisoners
Charges of the victims still unknown; human rights groups gathering authorisation from families to represent them in court

Retrial of Khaled Said killers postponed
Pleas will be heard on 1 October

Ministry of Interior prepare for 30 June protests
Statement warns ârioting elementsâ from approaching police sites

Interior Ministry: No repeats of revolution security lapses
The police will not interfere with protests, but those attacking state institutions will be dealt with âfirmlyâ, says minister

From Gezi Park protests to public solidarity
By Dr Mustafa Ozbilgin The Justice and Development Party (AKP) government has launched various urban development projects across Istanbul. These plans lacked prior consultation with public users and key stakeholders. Remarkably, the AKP government planned to build a shopping mall on the site of Gezi Park, the only public green space with many established trees, …

Admin court postpones Ramlet Boulaq verdict
Residents are suing the Cairo governor for issuing a land seizure order on their land

Ramlet Boulaq criminal case postponed, verdict expected Tuesday
South Cairo Criminal Court hears defence arguments for 51 residents arrested following Nile City Towers clashes

EOHR calls on Prosecutor General to investigate police torture
Man and his mother attacked by policeman when filing a complaint, says EOHR

Administrative Court refers weapon-banning lawsuit to SCC
Four human rights organisations filed a lawsuit with the Administrative Court calling for a ban on the use of weapons by police to disperse protests

Ramlet Boulaq residents reject police violence and government attempts to evict them
The areaâs official popular committee held a press conference rejecting a government plan that would see them relocated for two years

Police assault two human rights lawyers
Central Security Forces conscripts attacked lawyers from two human rights groups for objecting to their abuse of detainees

Egyptian killed in Port Said clashes
The clashes on Thursday resumed after protesters marched on the police headquarter

âEye sniperâ sentenced to three years
A CSF officer accused of deliberately targeting protesters’ eyes with a shotgun during Mohamed Mahmoud street clashes was sentenced to three years in prison

Police used to protect authorities: anti-torture campaign
Nation Without Torture campaign displays recent police brutality against citizens

Protest law will infringe on human rights
Human rights organisations highlight fears that draft protest law will restrict freedoms and increase police violence

Police kill child
The boy, 12, was selling sweet potatoes when police shot him

Missing injured protesters found in hospitals
Two protesters injured during the latest clashes were admitted to governmental hospitals as ‘anonymous’ after disappearing from clashes

Morsi meets with police figures amid violence
Asks them to respect human rights while dealing with demonstrators

Saber changes position, claims police beat him
Says he only initially accused protesters to âcontain the incidentâ

Demeaning enough?
They kept repeating the clip in front of me for more than five subsequent times. I starred at the pixelated screen. But it was still okay. The viciousness was clear enough for me. I could see the legs kicking him in the back, sticks hammering him on his head, hands dragging him from his legs …