The US State Department on Tuesday reiterated a call for Egypt to conduct an “investigation without delay” into the death of economist Ayman Hadhoud, after an Egyptian court upheld a decision to close his case.
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Court to rule on appeal against closure of Hadhoud case on June 23, allows family lawyers access to case files for 1st time
Lawyers for the family of Ayman Hadhoud were finally allowed to review the case files in the investigation into the researcher’s death on Saturday, after weeks of demanding access to them as part of their appeal against the prosecution’s decision to close the case, lawyer Fatma Serag told Mada Masr.
Read More »Family requests surveillance footage from final weeks of economic researcher Ayman Hadhoud’s life
The family of the late economic researcher Ayman Hadhoud has filed a legal request for the release of surveillance footage from the final weeks in his life.
Read More »Interior Ministry denies suspect died at Matruh police station of torture
A security source denied circulated rumors on a satellite channel loyal to the Muslim Brotherhood about the death of a suspect at a police station in the Matruh Governorate from torture.
Read More »Egypt’s Sisi pardoned police officers convicted of torture
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has pardoned several police officers convicted and jailed for torturing Egyptian civilians to death.
Read More »Leaked photos of Egyptian economist’s corpse show signs of torture
Leaked photos of the corpse of Egyptian economic researcher Ayman Hadhoud suggest he was tortured before his death, contrary to official claims.
Read More »Egypt: State TV journalist and activist Hala Fahmy detained
Egyptian state television presenter Hala Fahmy has been detained days after announcing that she was chased by strangers, lawyer Khalid Ali said on Tuesday.
Read More »Rights groups demand whereabouts of Egyptian journalist arrested by security services
Rights groups have raised concerns about the whereabouts of a prominent Egyptian journalist after she was detained by security officials on Thursday.
Read More »Rights group urges Egypt to release critic’s autopsy report
A leading human rights advocacy group is urging Egyptian authorities to release the autopsy report and investigate the suspicious death of an economic researcher detained two months ago.
Read More »Egypt: Amnesty calls on authorities to investigate ‘suspicious’ death of economist
Egyptian authorities must conduct an “impartial and effective” investigation into the suspicious death in custody of Ayman Hudhud, Amnesty International said on Thursday.
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