Egypt: Sudanese man held in secret 55 days for aiding refugees

Hassan Mohamed, 32, a Sudanese refugee living and working in Cairo was arrested by State Security Investigations (SSI) services at his home on 16 January 2010. During his arrest, Hassan Mohamed was not given a judicial warrant nor was he explained the reasons for his arrest. He was held in secret for 55 days, during which he was brutally tortured. Finally on 12 March 2010, he was transferred to a Tora prison, south of Cairo.
25 Jun 2010
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Algeria: After 12 Years Imprisonment, Malik Medjnoun Begins Hunger Strike

On 25 June 1998, Lounès Matoub, one of Algeria's most famous singers was shot dead by a group of unidentified gunmen. Malik Medjnoune, one of those accused of complicity in Matoub's murder, has been in custody since September 1999 without trial. He has always continued to deny any involvement in the murder.
25 Jun 2010
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Egypt: Omar Makhlouf is tortured and now paralyzed in jail

Omar Makhlouf, a 20 year-old student at the American University in Cairo, was arrested on 12 June 2008 by agents of the State Security Investigations (SSI) services held in secret detention for 58 days.
25 Jun 2010
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Egypt: Khaled Said Kasem murdered by police in Alexandria

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23 Jun 2010
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Yemen: Ammar Attayiar's tortured in Ta'izz, held despite release orders

On 11 January 2010 plainclothes Yemeni security agents in Ta'izz arrested Ammar Attayiar and held him at their premises, before transferring him to the criminal investigation's detention center, where he was held incommunicado and severely tortured. He was intended to be released on bail on 4 April 2010, however he has been kept in prison in despite a court decision for his release.
17 Jun 2010
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Egypt: Mohamed Khairat Al-Shatar, victim of military tribunal and 10 years arbitrary detention

Civilians being referred to military tribunals has become a key facet of President Hosni Mubarak's rule over the last 28 years. Where human rights violations occur on a regular basis, particularly in the context of the suppression of political opponents, even their most basic right to a fair trial or to appear before a judge is ignored.

17 Jun 2010
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Yemen: Abdel Al-Jaishi disappeared by Political Security forces since 13 December 2009

Abdelhamid Al-Jaishi, 20, was arrested by several plainclothes Political Security forces at his home on 13 December 2009 at 3pm, and later taken to unknown location. At the time of his arrest, he was never presented with a judicial warrant nor was he informed of the reasons for his arrest.

Alkarama submitted his case to the Working Group on Enforced Disappearances on 14 June 2010, requesting its intervention with the Yemeni authorities, in order that Abdelhamid Al-Jaishi either be released or put under the authority provided by the law.

15 Jun 2010
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Yemen: Al-Haddad brothers, 9 and 14, released following detention by National Security

Mustafa and Ashraf Eid Namer Al-Haddad, 9 and 14 years-old respectively, were arrested along with their father on 2 June 2010 and later released on 9 June 2010.
15 Jun 2010
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Egypt: Ibrahim Moujahid and Tarek Khidr are released following arbitrary detention

Alkarama has just learned that Ibrahim Moujahid and Tarek Khidr, were both released on 12 June 2010.

Ibrahim Moujahid was arrested on 8 March 2010 by security agents at the Kwaisna Institute of Art, while carrying posters in support of Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem. Security agents took them to their office where he was severely beaten all over his body.

14 Jun 2010
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Saudi Arabia: Abdullah Hassan could be extradited to Libya, risk of torture

Abdullah Hassan, a member of the living in Ireland, was arrested in Saudi Arabia for the first time in 19 November 2005 and detained incommunicado for more than nine months before being released. Following his release, his passport was confiscated and he was unable to leave the country. He was arrested again on 17 May 2007, and is now held incommunicado and threatened with extradition to Libya.

On 11 June 2010 Alkarama sent an urgent appeal to the Special Rapporteur against Torture requesting his intervention with the Saudi authorities for Abdullah Hassan's release.

12 Jun 2010
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