Articles for Egypt

Egypt: Six Muslim Brotherhood leaders arrested in Sharkiya

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Dr Mohi Hamid, one of the six senior
Muslim Brotherhood leaders arrested
29 Dec 2010
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Egypt: Political activists appeal two-year sentencing following unfair trial

Several human and civil rights organisations have expressed their concerns regarding six Egyptian political activists who have appealed their sentencing following an unfair trial. Such a trial comes as a violation to both Egyptian law and the standards of international treaties signed by Egypt.
27 Dec 2010
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Egypt: Egyptian Colonel risks torture following kidnapping

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Ayman Ahmed Salem, 40, a Lieutenant-Colonel with the Egyptian Military Forces was recently disappeared from an unknown location. Beginning 3 December 2010, Mr Salem began publishing politically-motivated articles on the internet criticising the Egyptian government.
27 Dec 2010
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Egypt: Nizar Abdelhalem Held Incommunicado Despite Judicial Release Orders

Mr Nizar Abdelhalem, aged 49 years and married with children, was arrested on 19 May 2010 after presenting himself to the State Security Intelligence (SSI) Services. Since this date, Mr Abdelhalem has been detained incommunicado, despite two judicial orders from competent court for his release.

On 9 December 2010, Alkarama sent Mr Abdelhalem‘s case to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, requesting its intervention with the Egyptian authorities to immediately release Mr Abdelhalem and to take the appropriate measures against those who deprived him of his liberty.

09 Dec 2010
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Egypt: Sudanese Refugee Brutally Tortured by Nasr City Security Services

Mr Adam Khalil Haouli, a 37 year old Sudanese refugee living in Egypt since May 2002 was arrested by Egyptian security forces on of 30 December 2009 and brutally tortured for 82 days.

On 4 november 2010, Alkarama sent Mr Haouli's case to the Special Rapporteur on torture (SRT), requesting his intervention with the Egyptian authorities to open a full and impartial investigation in order to establish the facts behind the acts torture committed against him and to prosecute those responsible.

04 Nov 2010
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Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood members arrested after call for election candidacy

Alkarama is following with increased concern the raids and arrests being made by the Egyptian security apparatus against the opposition Muslim Brotherhood group, in the wake of its recent announcement that it will participate in the coming parliamentary elections.
The Egyptian security apparatus has launched an extensive campaign against the Muslim Brotherhood, the ruling party's chief domestic rival, following its announcement that it intended to field candidates in the coming parliamentary elections in 30% of seats.

22 Oct 2010
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Egypt: Student held in secret detention more than a year

Mohamed Al Aryan Aouda, a 19 year old Egyptian student from the Directorate of Ismailia, was arrested from his home by members of the Egyptian State Security Intelligence (SSI) on 16 August 2009 and his family has been unable to ascertain the location of his current place of detention or his fate since then.

Alkarama today submitted the case of Mr Mohamed Aouda to the Special Rapporteur on Torture and the Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances.

18 Oct 2010
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Egypt: Student Protest Trial Postponed in Zagazig

The Zagazig magistrate's court has postponed the trial of seven Al-Azhar University students to 28 October 2010, in response to the defense's request to see the case file.

The group are all members of the Muslim Brotherhood, a banned opposition group in Egypt. Early this month they were involved in a peaceful sit-in to protest the physical molestation and beating of a female student by Al-Azhar University security guards in Zagazig. She would later suffer from internal bleeding.

The seven students have since been arrested, and are currently in police custody in Zagazig.

14 Oct 2010
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Egypt: Five Men Tortured in Secret Detention at Nasr City Intelligence Headquarters

Mohamed Alsaid Abdelghany, Ahmed Maghawry, Ramy Maghawry, Mohamed Abdelhamid, and Osama Awadeen were arrested on 15 July 2010 at their respective homes by agents of State Security Intelligence (SSI). They were taken to the SSI's Al-Mansoura headquarters and then eventually transferred to the SSI headquarters in Nasr City, where they were secretly detained and tortured.
12 Oct 2010
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Egypt: Torture victim paralysed while in custody

Alkarama has just learned that Omar Makhlouf, detained and tortured since his arrest on 12 June 2008, is now paralysed as his health continues to worsen.

Omar Makhlouf has consistently been denied proper medical treatment while in custody. The Egyptian authorities are in direct violation of Universal Declaration of Human Rights, specifically Article 5 which states that "No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment" and Article 9 which states that "No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile."

02 Sep 2010
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