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Bahrain: Two resigned members of the Parliament arrested and tortured by the military forces

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In follow up to Alkarama's initial press release of 23 May 2011, Alkarama can now confirm that former Bahraini members
21 Jun 2011
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Saudi Arabia: Mr Ramizi Siraj arbitrary detained since three years and half

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Mr Ramizi Siraj (رمزي سراج), aged 30 years, usually lives with his family a Al Khodr Department, Saudi Arabia and works as an employee at Al Harass Al Wateni Hospital in Al Dammam.

20 Jun 2011
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The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention confirms the arbitrary nature of 12 cases of detention

The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention recently adopted 12 opinions confirming the arbitrary nature of the detentions of victims whose cases we brought to their attention. The opinions concern the following people:

Mr. Mohamed Ahmed Mustafa; Hassan Ibrahim Saleh and Maarouf Ahmad Malla Ahamad, Syria

Mr. Abdul Hakim Gellani, Saudi Arabia

Mr. Tarek Abdelmoujoud Al Zumer, Egypt

Mr. Osama Mohsen Hussein Al Saadi at Mohamed Mohsen Hussein Al Saadi, Yemen

Mr. Imed Al Chibani, Libya

Mr. Mahmoud Abdelsamad Kassem, Egypt

15 Jun 2011
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Egypt: Conviction and detention of Maikel Nabil Sanad for criticizing the military

Maikel Nabil Sanad was arrested 28 March 2011 at his home for having criticized the army on his blog. He was the object of an expedited trial and was convicted 11 April 2011. Mr. Sanad was sentenced to three years imprisonment and a fine.
14 Jun 2011
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Egypt: Release of the political prisoner Nabil El-Maghribi

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Alkarama has learned that the Egyptian authorities released Mr. Nabil El-Maghribi on June 2011.

14 Jun 2011
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Egypt: The authorities must investigate the torture to which peaceful demonstrators in front of the Israeli Embassy were subjected

Alkarama for Human Rights in Geneva has stated that the Egyptian authorities must work on investigating the instances of torture to which peaceful demonstrators in front of the Israeli embassy were subjected in the middle of last month after Army and Central Security forces came in to disperse the demonstrators.

On 15 May thousands of Egyptian youth and political activists, on the anniversary of the Nakba and the so-called Third Intifada Day, went to protest peacefully in front of the Israeli embassy, mainly by shouting out calls for Palestinians' due rights.

06 Jun 2011
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Saudi Arabia: Dr. Said bin Zair arbitrarily detained for the past four years

Dr. Said bin Zair, well-known in Saudi Arabia for his independence of mind and his public advocacy of institutional reforms, has been arbitrarily detained since 6 June 2007, when he was arrested in Riyadh on his way back from Mecca.
03 Jun 2011
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Algeria: Malik Medjnoune, 12 years in "pre-trial" detention

Accused without evidence of killing the singer Lounès Matoub, Malik Medjnoune has been arbitrarily detained since 1999 and still has not been tried to date.
02 Jun 2011
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Oman: Dozens still arbitrarily detained after peaceful demonstrations

Alkarama is seriously concerned following the latest events in Oman and the wave of arrests which has followed the people's peaceful demonstrations. In this connection, it addressed the UN Special Rapporteur for the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression regarding the 107 people arbitrarily detained by the authorities.

The Sultanate of Oman, very quickly touched by the uprisings shaking the Arab world, allowed peaceful demonstrations to proceed for almost a month before deciding to put a stop to them through repression.

01 Jun 2011
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Saudi Arabia: Burial of Yemeni citizen Duaysi in Saudi Arabia without autopsy

The Saudi authorities have finally buried the body of the Yemeni citizen Muhammad Abduh Al-Duaysi, four months after his death under severe torture in Qasim prison in southern Saudi Arabia at the start of December 2010.

01 Jun 2011
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