Alkarama | Combating injustice in the Arab World since 2004

Lebanon: Former torture victim released following threat of unfair trial; other trial ongoing

Alkarama commends the release of Mr Hassan Kayed, a Palestinian living in Lebanon. Mr Kayed was released following a court decision acquitting him on 31 December 2010.

21 Jan 2011

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20 Jan 2011

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20 Jan 2011

Saudi Arabia: Saudi Doctor Tortured before Trial

The past 3 months have seen a serious worsening of the situation of Dr Saud Al Hashimi, the 48 year old Saudi doctor and human rights defender arbitrarily detained since 2 February 2007 in al Ruweis detention center, in Jeddah. Following 4 years of continual protest by Dr Al-Hashimi at his detention conditions and the lack of any trial, he has again been subjected to serious torture to pressure him to accept charges fabricated by the Ministry of Interior to justify his arrest and detention and forcing him to refuse legal help.

18 Jan 2011

Syria: Ziad Ramadan to be tried; Special Tribunal for Lebanon says he is not key witness in Hariri investigation

Until last week, Ziad Ramadan remained detained in the Palestine Branch of Damascus Prison, where he has been stuck for over 5 years without trial or even being presented before a judge. However, Alkarama has learnt that he is to be presented before the Syrian State Security Supreme Court on Monday 17 January 2011.

This comes in the wake of increasing attention on his case by the United Nations human rights mechanisms, who have several times written to the Syrian government requesting that they explain Mr Ramadan's detention.

15 Jan 2011

Egypt: Widespread Security Abuses during Investigations of Alexandria Bombings

Alkarama Foundation (Geneva) and the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (Cairo) condemns the arbitrary arrests and other violations committed by Egyptian security forces following the bombings at the Two Saints Church in Alexandria earlier this month.

14 Jan 2011

Jordan: Prosecuted intellectual faces fictitious charges

On 17 September 2010, Issam Mohamed Tahar Al Bargaoui Al Uteibi was summoned by the Jordanian General Intelligence services and immediately arrested.

04 Jan 2011

Egypt: Torture Victim Denied Release Orders on Six Occasions

Ahmad Galal Zaki Al-Gamal, a 31 year-old accountant from Cairo, was arrested by State Security Intelligence (SSI) officers on 4 April 2008 and has since been in detention without charge. Alkarama's sources confirm that he was severely tortured while in SSI custody at their headquarters in Nasr City.

02 Jan 2011

Iraq: Moroccan national risks execution after serving seven year sentence

Abdesselam Ahmed Abdesselam Bakkali, a 37 year-old tailor from Tangiers, was arrested in Iraq by American troops in 2003 and condemned to seven years imprisonment. Instead of being released in March 2010 after having served his sentence, Mr Bakkali was seen on Iraq television in November 2010 making public confessions "Al Irakiya TV" and "Al-Arabiya TV" of being involved in terrorist acts.

30 Dec 2010