Tag: human rights

Saudi Arabia sees first female elected official

A woman has been elected to the town council of Madrakah in…

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Officer sentenced to 5 years for ‘beating detainee to death’

Like all documented torture cases, the preliminary report by officials stated “circulatory…

Adham Youssef Adham Youssef

9 policemen referred to court for torturing man to death

The decision was made after a medical report, issued last week, revealed…

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Alaa Al-Aswany’s monthly seminar banned by security forces

“The published work of Al-Aswany has been widely celebrated, so it is…

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Saudi Arabia agrees to retry Sri Lankan maid sentenced to death by stoning

A Sri Lankan maid sentenced to death by stoning for adultery in…

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Interior ministry asserts respect for human rights following torture allegations

Minister Abdel Ghaffar discusses latest developments in the police apparatus

Adham Youssef Adham Youssef

#SueMeSaudi: Twitter users taunt Saudi Arabia

The hashtag #SueMeSaudi is soaring after a source at the Saudi Arabian…

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Mahmoud Hussein nears 2 years in remand

‘Anti-torture T-shirt’ detainee faces non-stop detention renewals

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Hossam Bahgat: Once a defender, now a defendant

Award winning human rights activist behind bars for "reporting"

Menan Khater Menan Khater

UN Egyptian delegation responds to EU human rights report

Amr Aboul Atta said all demonstrators, journalists, and activists arrested in Egypt…

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