Egypt

Human Rights in Arab Republic of Egypt

Student blogger arrested at peaceful march in Egypt | Amnesty ...
11 February 2009

Philip Rizk was taking part in a march in Cairo, to express solidarity with civilians affected by the conflict in the Gaza Strip.

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Egypt: Incommunicado detention / Fear of torture or ill-treatment ...
10 February 2009

Philip Rizk has been held in incommunicado detention at an unknown location, following his arrest at a peaceful march on 6 February. He is believed to be in the ...

Urgent Action       MDE 12/002/2009

Egyptian court overturns journalists' prison sentences | Amnesty ...
2 February 2009

Four Egyptian newspaper editors convicted of publishing offences undera controversial press law have had their one-year prison sentencesoverturned by a Cairo Appea

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Egypt: Further information on forcible return/ torture and other ...
26 January 2009

At least 36 people who had been held in a detention facility in Nakhl, northern Sinai, were among some 100 Eritrean asylum-seekers forcibly returned from Egypt ...

Urgent Action       MDE 12/001/2009

Eritrean asylum-seekers face deportation from Egypt | Amnesty ...
19 December 2008

A group of up to 104 Eritrean asylum-seekers held in a detentionfacility in Sinai in Egypt are at risk of imminent deportation toEritrea.

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Egypt: Forcible return/Fear of torture or other ill-treatment
18 December 2008

A group of some 104 Eritrean asylum-seekers held in a detention facility in Nakhl, northern Sinai, could be forcibly returned to Eritrea in the next few days. The ...

Urgent Action       MDE 12/025/2008

Emergency court jails 22 in Egypt | Amnesty International
16 December 2008

Twenty-two people were sentenced on Monday by an emergency court inEgypt for their involvement in the violent protests of Mahalla, northof Cairo, in April 2008.

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Emergency court rulings on Mahalla protests entrench abuses ...
15 December 2008

Amnesty International calls for the retrial by an ordinary court of 22 people sentenced today by an Emergency Court for their involvement in the violent protests ...

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Egypt: Interview with Egyptian Human Rights Defender Ahmad Seif el ...
10 December 2008

In this interview, Ahmad Seif el-Islam celebrates the 60th anniversary of the universal Declaration on Human Rights. He considers the role played by human rights ...

Document       MDE 12/024/2008

Human Rights Defender in Egypt: Ahmed Seif El-Islam | Amnesty ...
9 December 2008

Ahmed Seif El-Islam Hamad is one of the defence lawyers for49 people who are being tried for alleged involvement in popular protests on 6 April 2008 insupport of ...

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