Press Releases

Egypt: Mr Magdi Marei beaten to death by police

EGY - News | 07 September 2009
The lifeless body of Mr Magdi Marei was thrown from a police car on 11 July 2009 near the village of Arimon in Al-Beheira Governorate, in the northwest of Egypt. Previous to this, several of his family members were brutalized and part of his brother's house was demolished.

Saudi Arabia: Dr Al-Rayyes in secret detention yet again

KSA - News | 02 September 2009
Dr. Al-Rayyes, an intellectual and reformist, was once again arbitrarily arrested on 25 May 2009 by the Saudi Intelligence Services (Amn Al-Mabahit Al-Dowla). He has been in solitary confinement at Al-Hayr prison (Riyadh) for three months.

Egypt: 2 more arrested in Suez case

EGY - News | 01 September 2009
Alkarama has received new information regarding the case of 33 individuals arrested in Suez on 17 August 2009 accused of belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood, a banned group under the State of Emergency Law of 1958.

Egypt: 15 arrested in Al-Bahira, Alkarama sends urgent appeal

EGY - News | 28 August 2009
Today, 28 August 2009, Alkarama sent an urgent appeal to the Special Rapporteur on Torture urging him to intervene with the Egyptian authorities in order to impede probable cases torture stemming from recent arrests in Al-Bahira.