The Egyptian judiciary has released the 14-year-old son of a parliamentarian, accused of killing a janitor from Bulaq al-Dakrour district.
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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 »Sister of Alaa Abdel-Fattah confirms hunger strike in Egypt
Sister of leading pro-democracy British, Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah refuted late on Monday evening an official claim that her brother had not been on hunger strike at the notorious Tora maximum-security prison.
Read More »New report documents over 1,700 prisoners ‘rotated’ in remand detention in 4 years
In the last four years, at least 1,764 prisoners were subject to “rotation,” a loophole commonly used by Egyptian authorities to circumvent the legal limits on the duration for which detainees may be held without trial, a new independent report revealed.
Read More »Two Journalists who participated in state media workers protests detained for 15 days
TV presenter Hala Fahmy and journalist Safaa al-Korbagy, two outspoken critics of senior management at the National Broadcasting Authority, appeared before the Supreme State Security Prosecution in recent days, according to their lawyers.
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’s Public Prosecution Releases 41 Pretrial Detainees
The Prosecutor-General issued the release of 41 pretrial detainees, including activists, on Sunday, 25 April ahead of Eid al-Fitr holiday.
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 »Egyptian Public Prosecution denies criminal suspicion in the death of Hadhoud
The Egyptian Public Prosecution on Monday issued a statement denying any criminal suspicion in the death of Ayman Hadhoud, an economic researcher and member of the Supreme Authority of the Reform and Development Party.
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 …
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