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Egypt - Latest Press Releases
EGY - News
Egypt: Urgent Update - Youssef Zahri, brother of Hamas spokesman, tortured to death
EGY - News | 14 October 2009
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.
Egypt: 16 arbitrarily detained in Borg al-Arab and Wadi Natroun
EGY - News | 15 September 2009
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. Plain clothed SSI officers aggressively harassed the invitees and forcibly took them into custody, claiming to have warrants. The confrontation took place at the same location where Fares Barakat was thrown from the 4th floor balcony. Of the 26 arrestees, eight are currently detained in Borg al-Arab prison and another eight in Wadi Natroun prison.
Egypt: Hisham Diab finished sentence in May 2004, still detained
EGY - News | 09 October 2009
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. He served this sentence and should have been released in May 2004, but he remained detained to this day (5 years later).
Egypt: More members of the Muslim Brotherhood arrested
EGY - News | 30 September 2009
Alkarama has received news from Egypt regarding the arrests of two separate groups in Al-Buheira and Munufeya Governorate.
Egypt: Two further cases of extrajudicial killings by security forces
EGY - News | 29 September 2009
Alkarama has just received news of two further extrajudicial killings by Egyptian security forces. This follows other reports of the excessive use of force by the, such as in the cases of Magdi Marei and Faras Barakat.