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Political Detainees in the New Minya Prison Brutally Assaulted by Special Security Forces

The association of the new Minya Liman prison detainees’ families revealed that the special Cbroke into cell No. 8, ward No. 3, and stripped the detainees of their clothes, food

Muslim Brotherhood Press Release on 3rd Anniversary of Failed Military Coup in Turkey

A tribute to Turkey on the 3rd  anniversary of overthrowing the failed coup of 2015. A tribute to the Turkish people from all walks of life, who came out that

ECRF: 112 Extrajudicial Killings by Egypt’s Security Forces During First Half of 2018

The Egyptian Coordination for Rights and Freedoms (ECRF) issued a report recording cases of extrajudicial killings in the first half of 2018 which amounted to 112 cases. According to the

Families, Former Political Prisoners Recount Suffering During Eid Holidays

For political prisoners in Egypt and their families, the holidays are not times for celebration and festivities, but times of heightened suffering and agony. Political prisoners are not allowed to

Al Shehab: 433 Rights Violations by Security Forces Against Opposition Activists in May Alone

Al-Shehab Center for Human Rights issued a report including human rights violations carried out by the security forces of the coup regime against opposition activists in Egypt last May, stressing

Muslim Brotherhood’s Statement Commemorating the 1973 War

Today, marks the anniversary of the 10th of Ramadan victory in 1973, an immortal victory had been turned into a spiritless annual celebration. This occasion had been turned, under the

Opposition Figures Call for Release of Political Detainees whose Pre-trial Remand Ended

Forty-five opposition figures within and outside Egypt have issued a joint statement on Tuesday demanding the release of political detainees, particularly those whose pre-trial remand periods have ended. They also

Scores of Journalists Hold Strike in Solidarity with Al-Aqrab Detainees

Tens of journalists held a solidarity strike at the entrance of the Journalists Syndicate Tuesday afternoon, October 31. The call for strike was issued by the Journalists and Freedoms Defence

Political Science Scholar: Sisi Prison Violations Worst in Egyptian History

In an interview with satellite TV channel Arabi21, Hassan Nafaa, Professor of Political Science at the University of Cairo, blasted the escalation of violations by general Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi’s regime against

Human Rights Reports: Enforced Disappearance, Arrests of Women in October Escalates to Reach 46

Rights group Egyptian Coordinating Committee of Rights and Freedoms’ (ECRF)’s latest statistics on women detained in Egyptian prisons revealed an increase in the number of girls and women arbitrarily detained