Torture

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Ikhwanweb: Freedom and democracy are more important than Laila ElBaradei’s bikini

Today, rumor and gossip feed a press and public hungry for scandalous tales. Shedding light on this thought is the emergence of a new campaign initiated by an anonymous individual

Palestinian prisoner smashes her head against cell wall to get rid of pain

Hassan Karajeh of Safa, Ramallah, called on local and international human rights organizations to intervene in easing the suffering of his imprisoned 22-year-old sister, Sumoud Karajeh.

Student from Gaza tells story of his torture by Egyptian officers

A Palestinian young man who used the name Talal as his pseudonym revealed shocking details of his detention in Egyptian jails and his exposure to severe torture at the hands

Make Ramadan torture-free in Egypt

It's Ramadan, but the Egyptian police continue to practise brutality and torture. This year, they should set a better example

Police organize fake rally to promote sympathy

In an unusual incident highlighting the Interior Ministry's incapability to perform its assigned roles Egypt witnessed forces and officers dressed in plain clothes commending the police, security and Interior ministry's

Alexandria court adjourns Khaled Saeed’s trial

A criminal court in Alexandria postponed the trial of Mahmoud Al-Falah and Awad Sayed the two informants accused of the killing of the 'emergency-law martyr' Khaled Saeed till September 25.

Security violation knows no end

Security continued with the violence attacking Tamer El-Sayed Mohamed a witness in Saeed's trial who was expected to testify against the offending officers. Men threatened him forcing him to change

The Situation of Human Rights in Egypt 2009: Introduction, summary and recommendations

Issuing the 20th annual report of EOHR of 2009 comes in the light of a political environment not different from the previous years. Violations still committed against human rights. They

MB chairman’s initiated meeting harvests mutual cooperation

Opposition party leaders, intellectuals, scholars and activists accepted an invitation by Muslim Brotherhood chairman Dr. Mohamed Badie to discuss Egypt ’s political situation and joint coordination among Egypt 's opposition.

Rallies condemning torture of Khaled Saeed in Egypt continue

Events condemning torture in Egypt continue as the Egyptian Movement for Change "Kefaya" announced the organization of a mass protest on the 40 day commemoration of the killing of Khaled