Articles for Egypt

Egypt: 16 arbitrarily detained in Borg al-Arab and Wadi Natroun

On 17 May 2009, during a raid on a family celebration by State Security Investigative (SSI) forces, a group of 26 Egyptian nationals (16 of whom are currently detained) were arrested at Ahmed Hussein Eid's apartment in Damanhur, Al-Bahira governorate.
15 Sep 2009
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Egypt: Reappearance of the two Egyptian teachers who disappeared on 1 September 2009

15 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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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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Egypt: 2 more arrested in Suez case

Alkarama has received new information regarding the case of 33 individuals arrested in Suez on 17 August 2009 accused of belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood, a banned group under the State of Emergency Law of 1958.

A reliable source indicated that a further two arrests took place on 18 August 2009:

01 Sep 2009
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Egypt: 15 arrested in Al-Bahira, Alkarama sends urgent appeal

Today, 28 August 2009, Alkarama sent an urgent appeal to the Special Rapporteur on Torture urging him to intervene with the Egyptian authorities in order to impede probable cases torture stemming from recent arrests in Al-Bahira.

Arrest and detention

28 Aug 2009
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Egypt: Continued campaign of arrests

Alkarama learned that 15 people were arrested at dawn on 20 August 2009. Members of the security services in Al-Buheiri accompanied by Special Forces belonging to the Central Police, forced their way into the homes of these men and arrested them. They are all currently being held in two of the security services' detention centers in Al-Buheiri.

Detainees at the Kafr Al-Duwar center include:

1. Al-Safi Muhammed Ibrahim Atman
2. Mustafa Suleiman
3. Adel Abdelwahab Marji

23 Aug 2009
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Egypt: 33 people arrested in Suez by State Security

Alkarama has just received information from a reliable source that 33 people have been arrested in the governorate of Suez.

On the afternoon of 17 August 2009, State Security supported by the Special Forces of the Central Security Agency forcibly entered the residence of Yasser Ibrahim (a chemist working at the Red Sea Port Authority) and arrested  him  in addition to  32 of his guests. Their names are:

21 Aug 2009
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Egypt: Enforced disappearance of 16 Egyptian nationals, Alkarama sends urgent appeal

Alkarama has sent an urgent appeal today to the Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances asking it to intercede with the Egyptian authorities in the case of 16 Egyptian nationals who disappeared in Mansoura province between 2 and 26 July 2009, after being arrested by the Egyptian State Security Intelligence (SSI).
19 Aug 2009
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