Egypt: Shots fired as SSI arrests voters during Shura Council elections

Twelve Egyptian citizens were abducted at the hands of the police during the midterm Shura Council elections which took place on Tuesday 1 June 2010.
02 Jun 2010
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Egypt: Sudanese refugee Hassan Mohammed being tortured by the SSI

On 16 January 2010, State Security Investigative (SSI) forces arrested Sudanese refugee, Hassan Mahmoud Mohamed, 32, from his home in 6th of October City and took him to an unknown location; following his transfer to Tora prison 55 days later, his family learned that he was held incommunicado at the SSI headquarters in Nasr City.

In the early hours of the 16 January 2010, SSI officers raided Hassan Mohamed's apartment, confiscating some of his belongings, including his mobile phone and 3600LE.

02 Jun 2010
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Egypt: Security services wound 30 in election rally, arrest 13 injured from hospital

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At least 30 Muslim Brotherhood supporters were injured on 29 May 2010, as Egyptian security forces attacked an election rally organized by residents of Abu Homs in Al-Baheira governorate.
01 Jun 2010
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Palestine: Israeli attack on aid flotilla in international waters leads to human rights violations

Alkarama has received preliminary information that several individuals have died and others have been wounded aboard one of the ships belonging to the "Freedom Flotilla", the Turkish MV Mavi Marmara. Israeli Defense Forces boarded the ship at 4am on 31 May 2010, while the ship was still in international waters, en route to the port of Gaza on a humanitarian aid mission. Initial information indicates that 18 people were killed in the attacked and several more wounded.

31 May 2010
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Yemen: Three detained by security forces under the pretext of the ‘war on terror'

Ibrahim Al-Nawar, Moad Al-Qadasi and Nawfal Al-Saffi have all been arrested by Political Security forces under the pretext of fight against terrorism, and have since been illegally detained for several months without trial.

On 28 May 2010, Alkarama sent their case to the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, requesting its intervention with the Yemeni authorities, in order that the detainees be put on trial or released.

31 May 2010
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Egypt: Five arrested following peaceful protest

Mohamed Al-Mahdi Mohamed Attia, Atef Mohamed Amer, Osama Mohamed Obeid, Saad Abu Al-Ainain Metwali, Badr Abdelaziz Mahmoud Al-Fallah, were all arrested on 20 April 2010 under orders from the Prosecutor General following a peaceful sit-in protest. They have since been placed in administrative detention, despite a Court decision for their release.

Alkarama sent their cases to the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on 26 May 2010, requesting its intervention with the Egyptian authorities.

1. Mohamed Al-Mahdi Mohamed Attia, 50, is an engineer from Monufia governorate.

29 May 2010
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Saudi Arabia: Lakhdar Meshabi in illegal detention since 10 months

Lakhdar Mesbahi, a 24 year-old Algerian national from El-Oued in Algeria, was arrested on 20 July 2009 at a police station in Medina, Saudi Arabia while trying to get authorization to leave the country. He was detained incommunicado for four months and later transferred to Dammam prison, where he remains unto to this day.
27 May 2010
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Egypt: Nasr Al-Sayed Nasr is disappeared in Banha following summons

On 26 April 2010, State Security Investigative (SSI) forces, under the command of Officer Samah Heikel, carried out a warrantless search of Nasr Al-Sayed Hassan Nasr's home in Banha. Although Nasr Al-Sayed Hassan Nasr was not there at the time of the incursion, his belongings were confiscated and the SSI agents informed his family that he was requested to report to SSI headquarters in Banha. On 28 April 2010, Nasr Al-Sayed Hassan Nasr reported to the SSI station in Banha and has since disappeared.
26 May 2010
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Yemen: Zakaria Al-Hijri - two years, three prisons, still no legal proceedings

On 22 May 2008, officers from the Political Security services arrested Zakaria Al-Hijri at a checkpoint in the Sahoul district of Ibb. He spent his first two weeks in solitary confinement at the Political Security detention center in Ibb. During his first two months, he was held incommunicado at the detention center, and his family was kept in the dark as to his whereabouts and the reasons for his arrest.

In the past two years, Zakaria Al-Hijri has never been the subject of any legal proceedings, appeared before a judge or even been informed of the reasons for his arrest.

23 May 2010
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Egypt: Ahmed Abdellah acquitted yet administratively detained since November 2008

The Egyptian Intelligence services arrested Ahmed Abdallah on 3 June 2008 and took him to the local police station where he was charged with drug trafficking. He eventually appeared in court and was acquitted, but held back on administrative orders despite two court decisions to annul his case. To date he has not been released.

Alkarama sent his case to the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention asking for its intervention with the Egyptian authorities in order that the court decisions be respect and that Ahmed Abdallah be released.

21 May 2010
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