Latest in Tag: prison Highlight
Latest in Tag: prison

Former top judge files new lawsuit against activist Alaa Abdel Fattah over insulting
Report filed against activist depends on a TV talk show in which Abdel Fattah was accused of insulting the judiciary

Press syndicate calls for freeing journalists
Our goal should be having hope and dream, reads detained journalistâs message from prison

Journalists act out in defence of co-defendant journalist Youssef Shaaban
Mahienour El-Massry allowed lawyer visit in jail

Prisoner faces death in Mansoura police station: Relatives
Teenager Mazen Hamza is suffering from a salivary gland infection, and has been denied medical care
Trial of NGO founders postponed to October
Defendants have been in pre-trial detention since May 2014

Former Al Jazeera journalist to sue network
Mohamed Fahmy seeks $100m in compensation for manipulation and negligence of staff

After 496 days in prison, photojournalist Ziada speaks out
âPolice should not punish me for photographing their brutality, they should punish themselves,â says journalist
70 Sinai residents released from Azouli military prison
Residents had been randomly arrested, says Sinai-based activist

Deaths in detention centres rise
Despite prosecution reports of âinhumaneâ conditions in police stations, detainees continue to die in custody
Policemen detained pending investigations on torture accusations
Police claim suspect was armed and dangerous, while human rights group says victim was brutally apprehended
Lawyers prohibited from visiting detained minors: NGO
Article 53 of lawyerâs code grants authorised lawyers the right to visit anyone detained in public prisons at any time

Photojournalist Ziada walks free after last week’s acquittal
Friends and family celebrate, after release procedures took several days

Hundreds of torture cases in April: El-Nadeem Centre
 âTorture Archiveâ aggregates reports by families, news outlets and rights organisations on torture cases inside prisons
Abbaseya Court hands minors prison sentences
At least 1,000 minors have been detained over past year and a half, group says

Brotherhood leaderâs wife given 6 months imprisonment in absentia
Court accepted Anas El-Beltagyâs appeal over initial ruling, but upheld for Sanaa Abdel Gawad, Mohamed El-Beltagyâs wife, in âassault on a Tora prison guardâ case
11 Beheira residents receive 15-year prison sentences
Young men were arrested in at a residence during Ramadan, detainee support initiative says

ECSR lawyer submits appeal against Shura Council trial verdict
The verdict sentenced 22 persons to between three to five years in prison over protesting

Interior ministry ‘ready’ to receive complaints of police brutality
“They are bluffing,” says human rights lawyer

Verdict in photojournalist Ahmed Ziadaâs case to be issued 29 April
Court heard last defence arguments in Al-Azhar University protests case

Last trial session for photojournalist Gamal Ziada commences
Press Syndicate members to attend court in solidarity

68 protesters fined EGP 50,000 each in 25 January anniversary trial
Protesters acquitted of Protest Law crimes subject to imprisonment

Egypt releases officers accused of torturing lawyer to death
Kareem Hamdy reportedly died as a result of torture last month
Detained photojournalist exposes Abou Zaabal prisonâs alleged torture practices
Gamal Ziada writes from jail: âI saw death. I blame human rights groupsâ silenceâ

Egypt: A Divided Republic
Old neighbours who once enjoyed daily cups of tea are turning on one another, some Christians are being accused of being Muslim Brotherhood sympathisers and some mothers are turning against sons

North Sinai residents’ daily suffering: Curfew, displacement, lack of access to services
“Many innocents disappear following arbitrary arrests,” says Sinai-based politician

More families evacuate Gaza borders in North Sinai
Local residents shed light on security state’s impacts on everyday life
Detainee dies in Beni Suef prison
Khaled Saeed was a Hepatitis C patient who could not get treatment

A butterfly effect could turn things upside down: Hala Shukrallah
Daily News Egypt spoke to Shukrallah about the future of politics in Egypt, and whether the rule of the military is serving democracy

16 defendants face retrial in Cabinet Clashes case
Lawyersâ Syndicate boycott of case still ongoing, say defence lawyers
Prosecutor General orders release of 120 in temporary detention
Lawyers yet to confirm, say they do not have names