Yemen: Al-Hossami remains in custody despite completing sentence

While his family was asleep, at some time around midnight on 9 December 2006, Abdulrahman al-Hossami's home in Sana'a was raided by a 20-man drove of armed officers belonging to the military, the police and the Political Security forces. The agents arrived in unmarked vehicles, dressed in civilian clothing and carrying automatic weapons. They immediately surrounded the house and began an armed ambush.
29 Oct 2009
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UAE : Release on bail of 6 members of the “Khor Fakan Group” arrested in dawn raids in October 2008

Alkarama for Human Rights is pleased to announce the release on bail of the following individuals for whom Alkarama had submitted a communication to the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (see our original communiqué of 15 July 2009):

1. Mr.

28 Oct 2009
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Iraq: Reappearance of al-Dainy family and staff

Alkarama has received information from Iraq regarding the reappearance of seven individuals who were arrested and disappeared in connection with Mohammed al-Dainy, a well-known Iraqi human rights activist and Parliamentarian who visited Alkarama in Geneva in late October 2008 and then later
27 Oct 2009
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Syria: Haithem al-Maleh’s case sent to the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention

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On 13 October 2009, Haitham al-Maleh, was summoned by Syrian Political Security in Damascus for an inquiry and has since vanished.
27 Oct 2009
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Lebanon : Three Syrians, one Lebanese national tortured

Early today, Alkarama submitted the cases of four torture victims to the special Rapporteur on Torture. Two of the four detainees have not yet received a final judgment and concerns are that false confessions extracted under torture may be used during their trials.

The cases concern the following four individuals:

1. Mr Mustafa Seo, a Syrian national, 26, is a resident of Achrafieh, Karem al-Zaytoune, Beirut. Mr Seo is currently on trial.

27 Oct 2009
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Egypt : WGAD informed of successive waves of arbitrary arrests and detentions of Muslim Brotherhood members

In the past 3 months, the Egyptian government has carried out successive mass arrests of leading members of the country's largest opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, including Dr Ashraff Abdel Ghaffar and Dr Ahmed Heshmat.
27 Oct 2009
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Saudi Arabia: Another prisoner dies due to lack of medical care

The death of Salem Aboud Bahaneef on 29 September 2009 comes as another stark reminder of the inhumane conditions in Saudi prisons. Following the confirmation of his death, Alkarama has called upon the Saudi Arabian government to improve prison conditions, to ensure detainees are treated decently.

Aboud Bahaneef, 33, was serving a three year sentence when he contracted a pulmonary infection for which he received no diagnosis.

27 Oct 2009
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Syria: Sheikh Abdurrahman Koki arrested in Syria.

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Sheikh Abdurahman Koki, was arrested after being summoned to the Political Security headquarters in Damascus on 22 October 2009 upon his return from Doha after having appeared on an Al-Jazeera television show.

Mr. Koki, 40, is a Syrian religious figure known throughout the Arab world.

26 Oct 2009
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Egypt: Two new waves of arrests

Alkarama has received news of two separate new waves of arrests in Daqahliyah governorate. These arrests occur in the context of hundreds of arrests over the past few months which mainly target members and leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood.

Relatives of "Zeitoun cell" arrested in Kom al-Darby

23 Oct 2009
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Yemen: Ahmad al-Mahfili, minor, held hostage by Political Security

In the early morning hours of 23 February 2009, the al-Mahfili family home was raided by Political Security forces wearing balaclavas and armed with automatic machine guns. Shots flew off as the security forces burst through their porch door and arrested Ahmad al-Mahfili, despite the fact that they were actually looking for his brother, who was not present.

At the time of his arrest, agents threatened Ahmad's parents, as well as his sister.

23 Oct 2009
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