Egypt: Alkarama submits case of Yusuf Abu Zahri to the UN Special Rapporteurs

Alkarama has submitted the case of Mr Youssef Hamdane Awad (Abu Zahri) to the Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary and Arbitrary Executions and the Special Rapporteur on Torture. Mr Youssef Abu Zahri, the brother of Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zahri, was arrested by Egyptian State Security Intelligence (SSI) on 28 April 2008, detained for 7 months in various Egyptian jails and regularly tortured by the SSI. He died on 10 October 2009.

Updates on the events leading to his death

20 Oct 2009
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Syria: Rights activist and Lawyer Al-Maleh, disappeared after refusing summons

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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. At 12:00, when friends tried to contact him, his phone was off. Mr.
20 Oct 2009
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Morocco: Imminent risk of forced return of three Algerians to their country of origin

20 Oct 2009
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Saudi Arabia: Two Lebanese nationals disappeared since 3 years

Alkarama has submitted the case of two Lebanese who were disappeared from Saudia Arabia. Mohamad Hamoud and Bilal Abu Haikal were disappeared on separate occasions; the former in 2006 at Jeddah airport and the latter in 2009 at Riyadh airport.

On his way back home to Tripoli from the Omra pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, Mohamed Bassam Ismail Hamoud, a 50 year old independent businessman, was arrested by Saudi Intelligence services at Jeddah airport on 22 October 2006.

15 Oct 2009
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Saudi Arabia: Two Lebanese students arrested on their return from Hajj

On 28 January 2007, Alaa Ghazzaoui and Ahmed Rachid were returning to Lebanon from their pilgrimage (Hajj) to Mecca. While driving in a car with their friend Moheib al-Rachid, they were stopped by Saudi Intelligence services at a checkpoint near the Tabuk border crossing. According to sources, authorities presented a warrant for Moheib al-Rachid's arrest - however, they also took Mr. Ghazzaoui and Mr. Rachid into custody without presenting any legal document.
15 Oct 2009
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Egypt: Urgent Update - Youssef Zahri, brother of Hamas spokesman, tortured to death

Youssef Hamdan Abu Zahri, brother of senior Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zahri, died on Tuesday in Burg al-Arab prison after sustaining critical injuries caused by torture at the hands of State Security Investigative (SSI) Forces at their Headquarters in Alexandria.

Youssef Zahri, a Palestinian national, was arrest in April 2008 in Al-Arish, near Egypt's border with Gaza, and accused of illegally entering the country through an underground tunnel.

14 Oct 2009
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Egypt: Hisham Diab finished sentence in May 2004, still detained

At dawn on 8 May 2001 Hisham Mahmoud Diab, 51, a dual citizen of Dutch and Egyptian nationalitiy was arrested by State Security forces at his home in Heliopolis, Cairo. He was then tried and sentenced by a Military Court, despite being a civilian, to three years imprisonment.
09 Oct 2009
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Libya: Hisham al-Tabakh, victim of police brutality

As he was leaving his mother-in-law's home after lunch on 19 May 2008 Hisham al-Tabakh heard gunshots nearby... He quickly ran to where he thought shots were fired and saw two policemen harassing an 80 year old man. Mr. al-Tabakh approached the officers and tried to reason with them, but instead they dropped the old man and attacked Mr. al-Tabakh.
01 Oct 2009
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Saudi Arabia: Abdullah Zuhair, arbitrarily detained, opposition suspicion

On 20 February 2006, Mr. Abdullah Zuhair was arrested in Jeddah by agents of the intelligence services based on the grounds that he had had "contacts with members of the opposition". These charges only came after three years of detention. During his detention he was never informed of the reasons for his arrest or the legal proceedings against him.

Abdullah Salem Zeid Zuhair, 45, owns a local Internet café in Jeddah. He was arrested on 20 February 2006 by agents of the intelligence services (Al-Mabahit) at his workplace.

01 Oct 2009
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Emirates: Two Uyghers detained in al-Wathba prison

Nearly 16 months ago, in June 2008, Abdelsalim Salim, 35, and Akbar Omar, 33, two Uyghers, were arrested with their wives by State Security forces in Dubai. They have been held in solitary confinement since their arrest and are currently detained in al-Wathba prison, Abu Dhabi's central prison.

At the time of their arrest they were threatened with deportation to China, where they would have faced execution, if they did not sign false confessions.

01 Oct 2009
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