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EOHR calls for investigation into alleged assault in custody
Two detainees allegedly assaulted by security in court following hearing
Members of network marketing company to face trial
Three members of the company are in custody, friends claim that they are being held without a warrant
National Council for Human Rights releases report on “Al-Aqrab” prison
The council sent a delegation to inspect the infamous prison after receiving many complaints from prisoners
El-Sunni case postponed to 18 June
Defence claims officer accused of killing protestors during the revolution was defending himself and his police station
Port Said raises security alert
An officer and outlaw die during a security operation
‘Black Bloc solidarity’ protesters released
Acquitted during their first appeal session, detainees were originally sentenced to five and a half years in prison
Nakhnoukh sentenced to 28 years in prison
Dubbed by the media as the Prince of Thugs, Nakhnoukh was arrested last August
ANHRI denounces harsh sentences against protesters
Six protesters were arrested while showing solidarity with detainees and were sentenced to prison
Witness in Hassan Mustafa’s case has criminal record
Hassan Mustafa is appealing a two year prison sentence handed to him in March
15 more days of detention for Mubarak
Renewed detention ordered by Illicit Gains Authority for charges of illegally amassing funds
Human rights group: Deaths and injuries in Port Said intentional
Mousawa Centre for Human Rights releases a fact-finding report on January’s events in Port Said
11 detainees in Port Said prison clashes case released
8 remain in custody for one more month, case pending
6 April members held in high security prison
Youth movement continues hunger strike and calls for release of members held in high security prison
Egyptians released from Israeli penitentiaries call for Morsi to intervene
Ex-prisoners say they were poorly treated in Israeli facilities and claim that Egypt’s embassy and Foreign Ministry ignore the issue
Khairat El-Shater’s bodyguard sentenced year in prison
Khalil Al-Aqid was arrested outside a polling station for possession of a firearm in December 2012 during the constitutional referendum
Steel tycoon Ahmed Ezz sentenced to 37 years
The Giza Criminal Court sentenced the Mubarak-era politician to 37 years for illegally acquiring a state-run iron and steel company
Rights groups release findings of investigations into Port Said deaths
Local and international human rights groups criticise government officials for the deaths of protesters in January
Two Israelis sentenced to two years in Egyptian prison
An Egyptian court has sentenced two Israeli citizens to two years in prison for illegally entering the country
Renewed clashes in Port Said
Clashes erupted in Port Said during the funeral processions of those who died in the violence of the previous days
Protest in solidarity with journalists
Journalists gather outside the Press Syndicate as one journalist gets handed a five year prison term, while another is tried by the military
Mubarak health worsens
Mubarak was briefly taken to hospital on December 19 for scans after he fell in his prison bathroom
Wafa receives final 50 lashes in Saudi prison
Egyptian fashion designer in Saudi jail has completed 500 lashes, but still has time remaining in her sentence
Lawyers’ Syndicate visits Tora Farm Prison
Denies witnessing preferential treatment of former regime figures
Prosecutor general releases list of pardoned detainees
Activists angered over omissions from list
In memoriam Essam Atta
In memory of Essam Atta, the driver allegedly tortured and killed by the police, activists held a protest calling for abolishing torture in Egyptian prisons on Saturday night in downtown Cairo, on Mansour street.
Revolutionaries demand jurisdiction for International Criminal Court
An activist makes her case
Complaint filed with the prosecutor general over treatment of Saber
Saber is ill treated and subjected to poor prison conditions
Foreign prisoners demand release
Indefinite detention is inhumane say foreign prisoners convicted of drug offences
8 April officer given year and half sentence
Soldiers arrested last year for participating in anti-army protest
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 …