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Egypt: SSI in Fayoum terrorize Al-Baradei supporter
EGY - News | 06 March 2010
On 2 March 2010, Egyptian State Security Intelligence (SSI) in Fayoum City summoned Taha Abdel Tawab Mohammed, a physician from Fayoum governorate in Egypt who had been organising support for Dr. Mohammad Al Baradei, a potential presidential candidate in Egypt's 2011 presidential elections. Mr Tawab Mohammed was warned that if he did not respond to the call on the same day, he and his family would be immediately arrested.
Egypt: FREED - Ahmed Douma released 18 days after completing sentence
EGY - News | 23 February 2010
Alkarama has just received news of the release of Ahmed Douma on Monday 22 February 2010. Despite having recently completed a one year prison sentence on 5 February 2010, Ahmed Douma remained arbitrarily detained until his recent release. At the time of his arrest on 5 February 2009, Ahmed Douma was returning from Gaza where he had been showing his support for Palestine in the aftermath of Israel's offensive on the Gaza Strip in January 2009.
Egypt: Ahmed Douma remains in custody despite completing prison sentence
EGY - News | 18 February 2010
The Egyptian authorities continue to arbitrarily detain Ahmad Douma despite having completed his prison sentence. Following his return to Egypt from the Gaza Strip at the end of Israel's offensive against Gaza, Egypt's Military Court sentenced Ahmed Douma, an Egyptian citizen, to one year's imprisonment on 10 February 2009 on charges of illegally entering of Gaza. The same court also sentenced his colleague, Ahmad Kamal, without any legal basis, for "intending to travel" to Gaza.
Egypt: Mohamed Atef Ibrahim, 20, dies after being tortured
EGY - News | 06 February 2010
Alkarama is shocked by the Egyptian authorities disregard for the reoccurrence of deaths within their detention centers as a result of ill-treatment and torture. The most recent victim is Mohamed Atef Ibrahim, who died on 6 January 2010 after long periods of physical abuse. This case confirms the systematic nature of torture inside Egyptian prisons, where the vast majority of the detainees are exposed to ill-treatment.
Egypt: Detention of top Muslim Brotherhood leaders follows consecutive waves of arrests across Egypt
EGY - News | 08 February 2010
Alkarama has been informed that 15 leaders of the Egyptian opposition movement, the Muslim Brotherhood, were arrested in the early hours of Monday 8 February 2010. Coordinated efforts by the State Security forces swept through Cairo, Giza, Al-Sharqiya, Al-Daqhliya and Al-Gharbiya. In the two weeks prior to this most recent incident, arrests also took place separately in Al-Bahira, Fayoum and northern Sinai.