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Citizen says he was tortured by military police in Qalyubiya
Egypt
July 18, 2011
Citizen says he was tortured by military police in Qalyubiya
An Egyptian citizen has claimed he was tortured by military police in Qalyubiya Governorate three days ago. The citizen, Mohamed…
Hospitals, vulnerable to attack, limit healthcare in face of security vacuum
Egypt
July 11, 2011
Hospitals, vulnerable to attack, limit healthcare in face of security vacuum
Dr. Rashwan Shaaban remembers bitterly the two or three days that Banha University Hospital kept its doors closed. On one…
2000 attack police station after death of alleged arms smuggler
Egypt
July 2, 2011
2000 attack police station after death of alleged arms smuggler
Approximately 2000 residents in Salloum on Saturday attacked a police station and clashed with police and army forces after an…
Amnesty renews calls for end of military trials, Emergency Law, protests ban
Egypt
June 25, 2011
Amnesty renews calls for end of military trials, Emergency Law, protests ban
Amnesty International (AI), the London-based human rights watchdog, renewed its call for the abolition of the law banning protests, military…
Army disperses Suez Canal Authority protest
Egypt
June 18, 2011
Army disperses Suez Canal Authority protest
The army fired shots into the air on Saturday to prevent hundreds of employees of the Suez Canal Authority from…
Prominent journalist investigated over charges of insulting military
Egypt
June 13, 2011
Prominent journalist investigated over charges of insulting military
Egyptian authorities on Monday began investigating renowned journalist Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, who is accused of insulting the military.
No Mr. General
Opinion
May 30, 2011
No Mr. General
Last Friday, General Mamdouh Shahin, the assistant defense minister for legal affairs and member of the Supreme Council of the…
Yemen Republican Guard unit defects to opposition
World
May 29, 2011
Yemen Republican Guard unit defects to opposition
Sanaa, Yemen - A Yemeni rights activist says a brigade of the powerful Republican Guard run by the son of…
Witness: Syrian troops encircle Rastan town, kill 2
World
May 29, 2011
Witness: Syrian troops encircle Rastan town, kill 2
Amman - Syrian forces killed two people and injured scores on Sunday in the town of Rastan in central Syria,…
Military legal advisor demands special status for the army in the new constitution
Egypt
May 26, 2011
Military legal advisor demands special status for the army in the new constitution
Major-General Mamdouh Shain, legal advisor to the Egyptian defense minister, called on Thursday for a special status for the armed…