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Egypt: Keep Promise to Free Detainees by End of June

May 11 Emergency Law Revisions Mean No Legal Authority to Keep Hundreds of Prisoners

The Egyptian government should keep its promise to free detainees who can no longer be held because of changes on May 11, 2010, in the scope of application for the country's emergency law, a coalition of twelve Egyptian and international human rights organizations said today.

30 Jun 2010
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Morocco: Forced Confessions Threaten Heavy Sentences

Alkarama has just been informed that both Younes Zarli and Said Ezziouani are being held at Salé prison. While in custody they were held in incommunicado detention and subjected to torture, before ever receiving their indictments.
28 Jun 2010
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Palestine : group of human rights defenders’ right to life violated by Israel's army

On 5 June 2010, the Israeli army attacked the ‘Freedom Flotilla' which was heading to Gaza with the aim of providing humanitarian aide to the population, which has suffered from the Israeli blockade since 2007. Nine people were killed and dozens injured in the military attack which was supported by war ships and combat helicopters.
28 Jun 2010
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Palestine: Hazem Al-Fakhouri freed after 6 weeks in custody

Alkarama was just been informed that Hazem Al Fakhouri was released on 23 June 2010. The husband of human rights activist Lama Khater, was arrested on 9 May 2010 following a summons by the Palestinian intelligence services.

After a week of incommunicado detention he was brought before the military prosecutor and accused of "resisting the government's general policy. He was remanded in custody.

28 Jun 2010
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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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