Mese'ed Al-Shaf'i, 56, spent nearly a month in solitary confinement at State Security Investigative (SSI) services headquarters in Nasr City, Cairo. During this isolation period he was exposed to torture, while his family and lawyer had no idea of his whereabouts. He eventually reappeared at Al-Makhoum prison on 20 May 2010, where he remains illegally detained in total absence of any legal proceedings.

Hani Nazeer, 29, arrested on 3 October 2009 for having published a link on his blog 'Karz Al-Hob' to a controversial book, was released on 22 July 2010 after 21 months illegal detention.

Alkarama continues to receive reports of deaths inside Egyptian detention centers as a result of torture. The latest case of Tamer Mohamed Al-Baz'amara is no exception. The growth of this phenomenon is coupled with a lack of accountability and due process in investigating these violations.

On 28 April 2010, Nasr Al-Sayed Hassan Nasr, 52, presented himself to the State Security Investigative (SSI) services in his home town of Banha and was immediately arrested. He was held incommunicado for nearly two months and tortured on several occasions before his release on 20 June 2010.