Latest in Tag: police Highlight
Latest in Tag: police
Policing Egypt’s street vendors
Street vendors pose many challenges to the government, would policing them solve the problem?
Remembering Mohamed Mahmoud: The good, the bad, and the Brotherhood
The tale of one of the most iconic streets of the revolution
Family claims they were tortured by police
Policeman filed report against family
Ministry of Interior to reshape police ideology
Working with Ain Shams University, the ministry is reviving the police image
Missing teenager found showing signs of torture
Victim suffering from post traumatic stress
Torture since the revolution
Torture under Mubarak, continuing under Morsy?
Tit-for-tat violence in Aswan
Security situation volatile in upper Egyptian town
Armed attack on police vehicle in Sinai
Three dead and one injured in Al-Arish
Army move in to protect Dahab police station
Armoured vehicles help restore order
South Africa police fire rubber bullets and tear gas at miners
Workers refused to go back to work until their pay demands are met
Review: Human rights, police brutality and Salafis
Various issues have occupied considerable space in Egyptian columns. While some commentators criticise the staunch determination of Salafis to impose their own interpretation of Shari’a, others reject the sympathy expressed by some of Egypt’s intelligentsia with the alleged anti-Islamist coup d’Ă©tat in Tunisia. The incident of the brutal detainment and humiliating treatment of the political …
One year after the death of the forgotten Essam Atta
No Military Trials commemorates torture victim
Four Gaza rockets hit Israel after raid kills militants
Militants had fired more than 150 rockets at Israel since the start of the month
Suspected militant dies in Egypt arrest raid, police says
The operation followed a tip-off that a militant was hiding out in the apartment, which had been converted into a gym
Police battle protesters in Kuwait, witnesses say
Riot police earlier prevented protesters from gathering at three sites set by organisers, using tear gas and batons to disperse them and arresting several people including former Islamist MP Waleed al-Tabtabai.
Demands mount as protests rock Cairo
Protesters impatient to have their demands met
Kuwait blames protesters for clashing with police
Kuwaiti riot police late Monday used batons to beat up opposition protesters.
Interior officials meet with representatives for people with disabilities
A day after a crackdown against protesters with disabilities, the minister of interior met with representatives of people with disabilities.
EIPR accuses Meit Ghamr chief of pressuring victims’ families
The human rights organisation filed a report requesting official protection for the victims’ families from investigations chief
Bahrain human rights defender on hunger strike
Rajab starts a hunger strike from behind bars for being refused the right to attend his mother’s funeral
Anti-harassment campaigns’ busy week
Minister of Interior takes measures to fight harassment
Police, worshippers scuffle at Al-Aqsa mosque plaza
Israeli police enters Al-Aqsa mosque compound, uses tear gas
Human rights corner: Torture continues as Morsy approaches his 100 days
By Sally Sami A friend of mine and former colleague keeps reminding me how I woke him up one morning in June 2010 when pictures of Khaled Saeed were posted on Facebook, telling him that this case would be a ground-breaking case. True, the Khaled Saeed case, the movement that followed, and his family’s determination …
Amnesty International calls for protection of human rights
NGO presses Egyptian government to for comprehensive set of laws to protect human rights
Over a year after the revolution: the injured speak out
The injured and their families have been going back and forth between NCCMFI and other stakeholders to ask for better treatment
Ministry of Transport considers metro fare increase
The Ministry of Transport is studying the feasibility of raising the price of metro tickets by around a quarter. Currently EGP1, the new price would be between 125 to 150 piastres, Egyptian media has reported. Furthermore, the ministry is also considering cutting subsidies for public servants, students, the military and police. Egyptian media published contradictory …
Police recruit Sinai residents
Minister of interior agrees to appoint security personnel from Sinai
Hopes fade for missing climbers after Nepal avalanche
The Nepal avalanche leaves two French climbers and one Canadian missing
Suicide bomb at Roman Catholic Church in Nigeria
By Joel Gulhane A suicide bomber blew up his vehicle up next to a church in northeast Nigeria on Sunday, killing himself and another, AP reported. The blast occurred just after 9am, as mass was being held at the St. John Catholic church in the city of Bauchi. Forty five were injured in the explosion …
Investigation into Meet Ghamr incident
Families of victims press accusations against police officers