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Latest in Tag: prison
The âfree pressâ under his presidency
Al-Sisi assured African journalists that there is ‘press freedom’

Heat wave death toll rises to 40 in 2 days
Deaths include detainees and psychiatric health patients

Al-Jamaa Al-Islamiya leader Essam Derbala dies in prison
He was denied proper medical care, says Building and Development Party spokesman

Detained activist Ahmed Douma sends new letter from prison
â30 June was a dream which turned into a nightmare,â writes Douma

Esraa El-Taweel calls for her release in second letter from prison
Young photojournalist is being denied medical treatment for a severe disability

Retired army officerâs son âforcibly disappearedâ, in custody for over 70 days
Family fears Islam Khalil’s killing or unjust imprisonment amid local media silence on case

Two senior Islamist leaders die in prison
The security factor always takes precedence over the human factor when it comes to health care inside prisons, says Nageh Ibrahim

Al-Dostour Party launches campaign on political detainees, torture, forced disappearances
âIronically, we keep holding on to presidency’s fake promises of release,â says politician
Guantanamo: Where US terror prisoners occupy Cuban soil
Barack Obama would like to close the US prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba before the end of his term. The Cubans would like to have the entire base back. And the US Congress is opposed to both ideas, Kersten Knipp writes. Oh the things that Cuba could offer! Pineapples, coconuts, oranges and bananas, as well as potatoes, lettuce and…
Sexual harassment concerns emerge ahead of Eid, police claims ready to face it
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Accurate arrests, based on information, will achieve positive results in preventing sexual harassment, says vice squad police officer
5 alleged Muslim Brotherhood members arrested
Charges of inciting violence and unlawfully demonstrating
Egypt: Country of remarkable, yet jailed, women
By Semanur Karaman and Sara Katrine Brandt No country in the world is safe for women human rights defenders, yet Egypt is particularly dangerous for women who want to contribute to democracy and assert their presence in the public-political sphere. Here are a few examples of defenders who have been punished, attacked, who have experienced …
Activist released after being reportedly detained at airport, forcibly disappeared
âWe are concerned, as innocent people get killed and their bodies thrown in the desert,â says rights group

TV host handed 10 year sentence for âattempt to overthrow regimeâ
Verdict issued against Moataz Matar in absentia, he retains right to appeal

Shawkanâs defence pushes for resolution
Complaints will be sent to judicial authorities documented with samples of the photojournalistâs work
Minor sentenced to 7 years in prison on protest charges
In recent developments, three students were referred to military court in Mansoura

Woman beaten until miscarriage in police station
Victim drops charges upon receiving threats, lawyers’ visit to a Cairo prison recommends new prisons built
Court orders EGP 30,000 bail for printing house owner
Detained 63-year-old Hassan Mubarakâs health deteriorated in police custody

One year behind bars due to controversial protest law
International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) called on Sunday for immediate and unconditional release of Yara Sallam and 22 others convicted on protest charges
Previously disappeared photojournalist to be investigated 28 June
After her forced disappearance for over two weeks, Esraa El-Taweel was found in Al-Qanater prison

Hospital allegedly refuses medical follow up for critically ill detainee
63-year-old detaineeâs health deteriorated due to prison circumstances

Disappeared detainee allegedly found in Al-Qanater Prison
Esraa El-Taweel spotted more than two weeks after disappearance

NCHR visit to Al-Marg prison: No violations
Several visits conducted by NCHR to evaluate conditions of detention in prisons since 2013

Forcibly disappeared detainee found in Al-Aqrab Prison, administration denies
A detainee sees Omar Mohamed in Al-Aqrab Prison, meanwhile whereabouts of Esraa El-Taweel and Suhaib Saad remain unknown
Rassd board members reportedly âdisappearedâ from prison
Al-Fakharany and Mostafa received life sentences in the âRabaa Operations Roomâ case in April
8 political parties submit Protest Law petition to constitutional court
Popular demands to speed up court decision on lawâs unconstitutionality

New Cairo prison opens to reduce crowding inside detention facilities
The 15th of May Prison was recently constructed to improve health conditions inside prisons
6 April activist acquitted of ‘calls to protest’ charges
Member helped establish revolutionary Facebook account

TV presenter given 5 years imprisonment for blasphemy
Court tells Islam El-Behiry he violated penal code