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9 policemen sentenced to 3 years in prison over torturing vendor to death
West Cairo Prosecution laid several charges against defendants, including torturing a citizen to death and fabricating an arrest warrant
Egypt refutes claims of deteriorating inmate health at Borg Al-Arab Prison
The ministry noted that the claims, published via the Facebook page of a TV satellite channel affiliated to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group, are baseless, the statement added.
Interior Ministry continues prison disinfection to curb COVID-19 spread
Ministry says all who were in contact with infected employee at Tora Prison test negative
Alexandria criminal court sentences five defendants to life in prison
Other 39 defendants were sentenced 15 years in jail on accusation of joining Muslim Brotherhood terrorist group
400 escaped from prison in Tripoli, state of emergency declared
UN calls for meeting on Tuesday between parties involved in clashes
Egypt follows up with Italy circumstances of clinical death of Egyptian prisoner
Prison administration reported that Mekhimar died after suicide attempt
Court sentences 190 members of ‘Sohag cell’ to prison
Penalties varied from three years to life sentences
Cassation Court affirms 5 years prison for Alaa Abdel Fattah
Charges included protesting without a police permit and attacking a policeman
Court sentence Khaled Ali to 3 months in prison on charges of ‘blatant act’
The lawyer is scheduled to appeal the court decision
Cairo Misdemeanour Court reduces prison sentence on Tora workers to 3 months
Peaceful labour strikes are a constitutional right, says the Administrative Court
NCHR delegation to coordinate prison visit with Interior Ministry
The visits aims at checking validity of several complaints, one from former president Morsi
Egypt investigates death of Egyptian citizen in Italy
The embassy will announce the results of its investigation with the Italian sides as soon as it’s concluded
Dozens dead in Brazil prison riot
A riot in a jail in northern Brazil has left at least 56 dead and resulted in the escape of more than 150 prisoners. This marks the latest clash between the country’s two biggest gangs – and the deadliest in years.
19 police officers sentenced to 1-2 years in prison over Ismailia jailbreak case
Six inmates managed to escape from the Ismailia Future Prison in October
Novelist Ahmed Nagy granted temporary release after court suspends prison sentence
The writer will be subject to a travel ban until a hearing in his appeal case takes place in January 2017
Activists launch online campaign in solidarity with UWK member Sayed ‘Moshagheb’
Moshagheb went on hunger strike, protesting violations during detention
Officials detained amid reforms in Ismailia security leadership following jailbreak
Minister of Interior replaces Ismailia security director amid investigations with police officials regarding the escape of six prisoners on Friday
Police officers suspected to be behind Ismailia jail break
Three officers were arrested, along with 13 others for facilitating the entry of weapons into Ismailia prison
‘We are in tombs’: HRW’s report on Muslim Brotherhood members suffering in Scorpion prison
The prison has been described as a death camp by human rights advocates, inmates’ relatives, and local NGOs
Detained activist Ahmed Douma spending his birthday in poor health: wife
Serving a long jail term, the 28-year-old revolutionary needs knee surgery
Another political prisoner dies in Tora prison
Family accuses officials of medical negligence, hundreds gather in popular funeral
30 cases of medical negligence in August: El Nadeem Centre
Centre’s most recent report focuses on human rights violations in detention, especially cases of medical negligence in prisons, detention centres
JATO condemns solitary confinement used against journalists
Press Syndicate’s Freedoms Committee to discuss medical treatment for jailed journalists
Political prisoner on hunger strike forcibly fed
Photojournalist Khaled Sahloub survives 124 days of hunger strike in Al-Aqrab prison pending trial in the “Helwan Brigades” case
Amnesty report damns Syrian government on prison abuse
Over 17,000 detainees have died in Syrian government custody in the past five years from torture and disease, according to Amnesty International. Forced disappearances and horrific prisoner abuse are also widespread.
Mahinour Al-Massry, Youssef Shabaan released after finishing prison term
Both were convicted for storming into Al-Raml police station in Alexandria in 2013
Campaign launched in support of Qanater prison hunger strike
Prison administration ignores demands and health condition of prisoners, says the campaign
Waiting in prison is a duty
Everything and every action counts. It is not up to you to make decisions; you are restricted. You were placed behind a heavy metal door, which leaves a heavy impact on your soul. You move in a narrow space and have nothing but your bedding, which is used for all your activities, whether sleeping, sitting, …
Lawyers Syndicate demands Malek Adly be allowed to receive visitors
The law must be implemented without bias, no matter the identity of the defendant or the nature of the charges, says head of Lawyers Syndicate
Cancer patient allegedly dies in prison
Ramadan Gomaa was one of the defendants in the ‘Zawahri militant cell’