Egypt: Reappearance of the two Egyptian teachers who disappeared on 1 September 2009

15 Sep 2009
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Yemen: Amin Al-Naggar, 18, arrested after prayer

On his way home from midday prayers, Amin Al-Naggar noticed that someone was following him - he soon realized that Political Security agents were slowly pursuing him in military vehicles. Suspicious of their presence, he continued walking uncertain of what might happen. Within minutes, a plain-clothed agent confronted him and began to question him.
15 Sep 2009
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Syria: Ziad Ramadan, arbitrarily detained since July 2005

On 14 Feburary 2005, while living in Lebanon, Ziad Wasef Ramadan was questioned by Lebanese authorities in connection with the assassination of Rafiq Al-Hariri.
14 Sep 2009
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Saudi Arabia: Nabil Al-Hassani, charity worker, 76 days of torture

Arrested on 13 December 2002 at Dubai airport by State Security forces (Amn Al-Dawla), Mr Nabil Al-Hassani was tortured in their custody for 76 days before being transferred to Saudi Arabia where he remains detained without trial.

Mr Al-Hassani, 34, is a Saudi national who works in charity for the people of Kurdistan.

14 Sep 2009
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Egypt: Abdullah Awad, held for 2 months incommunicado, tortured by SSI

Abdullah Awad was arrested on 25 March 2009 at his home in Al-Arish, northern Sinai, by State Security Intelligence (SSI) and held incommunicado for 2 months at their headquarters in Nasr City, Cairo, during which time he was brutally tortured.

On 11 September 2009, Alkarama sent an urgent appeal to the Special Rapporteur on Torture asking him to intervene with the Egyptian authorities in order to guarantee the physical and psychological integrity of Mr Abdullah Awad.

11 Sep 2009
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Syria: Latest - Two disappearances at the Syrian-Lebanese border

Alkarama has received information concerning Faris Al-Turkawi and Mossab Bakkor, both Syrian citizens, who were disappeared this year at the Lebanese-Syrian border.  The Lebanese General Security Services extradited them to Syria where they were taken under the authority of the Syrian Intelligence Services. To date, their families remain unaware of their whereabouts.

Their personal information is as follows:

11 Sep 2009
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Tunisia: Dr Chourou’s detention conditions tantamount to torture

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09 Sep 2009
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Egypt: Two torture victims held in Al-Arish

Alkarama has received information from Egypt regarding two individuals arrested on 1 September 2009, currently held incommunicado at State Security Intelligence (SSI) headquarters in Al-Arish, Northern Sinai.

Reliable sources indicate that Ghannam Said Mahmoud and Alaa Issa, two teachers from Al-Arish, were arrested after Taraweeh prayer on 1 September 2009 as they were leaving their local mosque.

08 Sep 2009
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Egypt: Mr Magdi Marei beaten to death by police

The lifeless body of Mr Magdi Marei was thrown from a police car on 11 July 2009 near the village of Arimon in Al-Beheira Governorate, in the northwest of Egypt.
07 Sep 2009
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Saudi Arabia: Dr Al-Rayyes in secret detention yet again

Dr. Al-Rayyes, an intellectual and reformist, was once again arbitrarily arrested on 25 May 2009 by the Saudi Intelligence Services (Amn Al-Mabahit Al-Dowla). He has been in solitary confinement at Al-Hayr prison (Riyadh) for three months.

On 2 September 2009, Alkarama sent a communication to the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, asking it to once again intervene in the case of Dr Al-Rayyes, who was arbitrarily detained in 2003 and 2004 for publicly voicing his political opinions.

02 Sep 2009
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