Marsad Egypt Egyptian Security Sector Observatory
Videos leaked to MEE appear to show prisoners beaten, tortured and hung by Egyptian security officers at al-Salam Awel Police Station in Cairo.
Leaked video shows ‘torture’ in Egyptian police station
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The ‘Egypt Papers’: Here is what we know so far
Over the past week, the investigative French platform Disclose has published a series of stories on …
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Egypt using French military aid to ‘kill civilians’: report
Egypt has used intelligence supplied by the French military to target and “kill civilians̶…
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Egypt’s el-Sisi lifts state of emergency in force since 2017
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has announced the lifting of a years-long nationwide state o…
16/09/2021
Egyptian authorities silencing activists with ‘intimidation’, says Amnesty
Amnesty International on Thursday accused Egyptian security agencies of “persistent intimidati…
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HRW: Suspicious Killings and Extrajudicial Executions by Egyptian Security Forces
This report covers a pattern of suspicious killings and probable extrajudicial executions by Egyptia…
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The European Union is planning a joint bid with Egypt for the leadership of an influential international organisation shaping global counter-terrorism policies.
The Cairo-Paris Axis: A growing alliance between Cairo and Paris is resulting in significant foreign policy coordination and in political and economic repercussions in both Egypt and France.
On the 21st of November, the French NGO Disclose leaked a set of classified French intelligence and military documents, which revealed an extensive alliance between the French state and the Egyptian government.