Press Releases

Egypt: Sudanese refugee Hassan Mohammed being tortured by the SSI

EGY - News | 02 June 2010
On 16 January 2010, State Security Investigative (SSI) forces arrested Sudanese refugee, Hassan Mahmoud Mohamed, 32, from his home in 6th of October City and took him to an unknown location; following his transfer to Tora prison 55 days later, his family learned that he was held incommunicado at the SSI headquarters in Nasr City.

Egypt: Security services wound 30 in election rally, arrest 13 injured from hospital

EGY - News | 01 June 2010
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At least 30 Muslim Brotherhood supporters were injured on 29 May 2010, as Egyptian security forces attacked an election rally organized by residents of Abu Homs in Al-Baheira governorate. The following day, security personnel raided Abu Homs hospital and arrested 13 individual who were receiving treatment for injuries sustained during Saturday's violent barrage.

Palestine: Israeli attack on aid flotilla in international waters leads to human rights violations

PAL/ISR - News | 31 May 2010
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Alkarama has received preliminary information that several individuals have died and others have been wounded aboard one of the ships belonging to the "Freedom Flotilla", the Turkish MV Mavi Marmara. Israeli Defense Forces boarded the ship at 4am on 31 May 2010, while the ship was still in international waters, en route to the port of Gaza on a humanitarian aid mission. Initial information indicates that 18 people were killed in the attacked and several more wounded. The Israeli navy has setup a naval blockade on the shores of Gaza which prevents any non-Israeli ships from entering the port, while also controlling the port of Ashdod in southern Israel.

Yemen: Three detained by security forces under the pretext of the ‘war on terror'

YEM - News | 31 May 2010
Ibrahim Al-Nawar, Moad Al-Qadasi and Nawfal Al-Saffi have all been arrested by Political Security forces under the pretext of fight against terrorism, and have since been illegally detained for several months without trial.