Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has pardoned several police officers convicted and jailed for torturing Egyptian civilians to death.
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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.
Read More »Egyptian rights group calls for investigations into ‘controversial’ death of Ayman Hadhoud
The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) on Monday called on the Public Prosecutor to investigate the death of Ayman Hadhoud, an economic researcher and member of the Supreme Authority of the Reform and Development Party, in light of the controversial circumstances surrounding his disappearance and death and the Interior …
Read More »What’s missing from the Public Prosecution’s statement on Ayman Hadhoud’s death
Several government bodies have issued vague statements in the wake of last week’s revelation that economic researcher Ayman Hadhoud died in custody at Abbasseya Psychiatric Hospital in early March. Early on Tuesday morning, the Public Prosecution issued a statement regarding what transpired in the time between Hadhoud’s arrest in early …
Read More »Egypt says ‘no criminal suspicion’ in economist’s death
Egypt’s public prosecution said on Tuesday that an investigation showed “no criminal suspicion” in the death of economist Ayman Hadhoud, who died in a state mental health facility last month.
Read More »Prosecution summons brother of researcher who died after 2-month disappearance
Omar Hadhoud, the brother of economic researcher Ayman Hadhoud who was discovered on Saturday to have died in custody at a psychiatric hospital one month earlier, was summoned on Monday for questioning by the Public Prosecution, he told Mada Masr.
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