Latest in Tag: political detainees Highlight
Latest in Tag: political detainees

“Presidential Team” announcement is a sign of drawback from elections: political analyst
The team had earlier listed demands in order to run for 2018 elections

Several complaints to release detainees, cease clear violations of the law
Thirteen human rights organisations expressed their solidarity with t-shirt detainee Mahmoud Hussein

Mass trial for ‘revolutionary activists’ adjourned to 7 December
Incidents include killing of 6 April Youth Movement prominent figure in 2013

Pro-Esraa El-Taweel activist released pending investigations
Lawyer hopes charges are dropped, saying “there are no violations”

Released political detainees wonder: ‘Did we go to jail for nothing?’
“Did we go to jail for nothing?” This was the recurrent question raised by several former political detainees, recently released under a presidential pardon on Eid Al-Adha. “We are depressed, because when we got out of prison we realised that nothing has changed,” said Abdullah Zaki. Zaki was released from Tora Prison, after spending nearly …

Interior ministry obstructs 5 pardoned prisoners’ release
Two activists from Shura Council trial released from Tora Pirson after “major intransigence”, says lawyer

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

Popular Alliance claim authorities banned Shaimaa Al-Sabbagh funeral
Al-Sabbagh’s death brings former presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabbahi back to forefront of political scene

Ongoing investigations into Al-Sabbagh’s death as interior ministry denies accusations
Testimonies point to violations by police that resulted in Al-Sabbagh’s death

Shaimaa Al-Sabbagh died near Tahrir of birdshot to the back: Forensic Authority
Socialist Popular Alliance, activists blame police for ‘excessive’ use of force

HRW lambasts Egypt’s prisons for deaths, torture
“Authorities are more aggressive when it comes to detained political activists,” says lawyer

Presidential pardon for some prisoners on 25 January anniversary
Conditions do not apply to ‘popular’ detained Protest Law activists

Mahienour El-Massry refuses ‘any kind of amnesty’ from the government
Labour activist and Protest Law detainee demands the abolishment of the law in letter from prison

Over 40,000 arrests related to political turmoil since Morsi’s ouster: Wiki Thawra
Independent count documented 874 cases of military trials for civilians from 3 July to 15 May
Current government ‘a regime worse than Mubarak’: Alaa Abdel Fattah
NCHR member Mohamed Abdel Kouddous calls on Hamdeen Sabahy not to participate in “staged presidential election”

Activists’ arrests continue
Doma detained for four days pending investigation, prosecution appeals the release of 23 Shura detainees

Observers to Protect the Revolution condemn violence
The coalition demands the release of political detainees, including a member of the National Council for Human Rights

Morsy grants all “revolutionary prisoners” amnesty
The president’s decision relieves the detainees in questions of their charges, thus clearing their criminal records