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Egypt’s prosecution ordered on Tuesday the release of three defendants in the 2014 Fairmont gang rape case on LE 100,000 bail.
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Residents forcibly disappeared after protest against government demolitions
Five residents of a Giza neighborhood have been forcibly disappeared after they were arrested during a Friday demonstration against expropriation and home demolitions in the area for which residents fear they won’t receive proper compensation.
Read More »Prosecution orders release of Seif El-Din Ahmed, Nazly Mustafa in Fairmont rape caseProsecution orders release of Seif El-Din Ahmed, Nazly Mustafa in Fairmont rape case
Egypt’s Public Prosecution ordered, on Wednesday, for the release of two provisional detainees who were being held pending investigations into an infamous gang rape case known as the Fairmont incident. The released have been identified as Seif El-Din Ahmed and Nazly Mustafa.
Read More »Cairo court imprisons 35 people over Warraq Island clashes
The Cairo Criminal Court sentenced 35 defendants to prison sentences ranging from life to five years over charges of assembly and using violence against state servants to hinder demolition of illegal buildings on the Warraq Island.
Read More »Security forces crack down on refugees protesting violence, harassment
Security forces used batons and water cannons to disperse a protest by refugees in front of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in 6th of October City on Sunday, according to several eyewitnesses. Police arrested a number of protesters and confiscated phones from several others to prevent any pictures …
Read More »Egypt court releases satirist and blogger Shady Abu Zaid
A Giza criminal court ordered the release of satirist and video blogger Shady Abu Zaid with probationary measures late on Saturday, according to his lawyers.
Read More »Cairo court begins high-profile ‘Egyptian MeToo’ case
An Egyptian court on Saturday began hearing a high-profile case of blackmail and sexual assault that released a wave of accusations against prominent men in Egypt.
Read More »Anti-gov’t protests in Egypt’s Giza amid tight security presence
Dozens of anti-government protesters took to the streets in the Egyptian governorate of Giza on Sunday, despite heightened security in the country in advance of anticipated demonstrations.
Read More »Egypt: Family of detained Fairmont rape witness demand medical examination
The family of a detained witness in the Fairmont Hotel rape case has demanded that Egypt provide a medical examination to determine her mental health.
Read More »Egypt’s prosecution imprisons 4 officers over death of man at police station
Egypt’s Public Prosecution has imprisoned four non-commissioned police officers on Saturday over beating to death a man called “Islam the Australian”, held in custody at Giza’s al-Munib Police Station.
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