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Protests against police officer who tortured mentally disabled man in Alexandria

People shouted slogans such as “No to police brutality” and “Torture is a crime” as citizens chanted calls against the regime and the ruling National Democratic Party.

Egypt: Two further cases of extrajudicial killings by security forces

Alkarama has just received news of two further extrajudicial killings by Egyptian security forces. This follows other reports of the excessive use of force by the, such as in the

Yemen: Journalist, Mohamad Al-Magaleh, enforced disappearance

In the past, Mr. Al-Magaleh had repeatedly been arrested and detained incommunicado without legal process by Political security forces (Al-Amn Assiyassi), before being released several months later without having had

Iraq: Enforced disappearance of Nawaf Al-Haithami since March 2007

The initial message he relayed through the Iraqi family of another prisoner was that he was fine and that he had been arrested by U.S. forces and was being held

Physical evidence of torture in Egypt’s police station police as described by victim.

Ghannam Said Mahmoud, a teacher and member of the Muslim Brotherhood in Al-Arish, revealed details of the assaults and torture committed against him by members of the State Security services

who was arrested on March 25?, The Interior Minister denied

The Interior Minister denied issuing a release order for 25-year-old Abdallah Maher Ibrahim, who was arrested on March 25.

Al-Zaidi: I was tortured

Muntadhar al-Zaidi was released from prison today (a day late) and quickly held a press conference, where he claimed that he was tortured in prison.

To The Egyptian Government

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information, ANHRI, is following the frenzy declarations of the Egyptian government advocating for the efforts done to overcome the expected difficult situation ahead of

A Mentally Handicapped man was tortured by Police in Alexandria

Dr. Elhami Mohammed Moneer accused Colonel Akram Soliman, officer in the Administration of Juveniles Care in the Security Department, in Alexandria, of torturing his mentally handicapped brother.

Amnesty urges Egypt to free Facebook militants

Amnesty International on Saturday urged the authorities in Egypt to free 16 Internet activists jailed for more than two weeks for "threatening national security."