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Firsthand account: Injured and arrested for a photo
Egypt

Firsthand account: Injured and arrested for a photo

Egypt Independent’s Virginie Nguyen was hurt and detained while covering the clashes in Abbasseya Square last Friday. Herein, she gives an…
Myanmar starts freeing more political prisoners
World

Myanmar starts freeing more political prisoners

YANGON — Political prisoners began to walk free from jails around Myanmar on Friday in an amnesty that officials said…
Guantanamo closure hopes fade as prison turns 10
World

Guantanamo closure hopes fade as prison turns 10

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Suleiman al-Nahdi waits with dozens of other prisoners in a seemingly permanent state of limbo five…
A firsthand account: Detained by the army for walking
Egypt

A firsthand account: Detained by the army for walking

I was detained by the military at around 7 pm last Tuesday for walking home. I must have been walking…
Court enables detained blogger to vote in elections
Egypt

Court enables detained blogger to vote in elections

Egypt's administrative court delivered a verdict on Saturday that enables detained blogger Alaa Abd El Fattah to vote in the…
Detained blogger Abd El Fattah misses birth of his first child
Egypt

Detained blogger Abd El Fattah misses birth of his first child

Manal Bahey al-Din Hassan, wife of detained blogger Alaa Abd El Fattah, gave birth to their first child, Khaled, on…
Israel detains three Egyptian minors despite court acquittals
Egypt

Israel detains three Egyptian minors despite court acquittals

Israeli authorities have renewed the detention of three 14-year-old Egyptians despite the fact they were acquitted in court. They were…
Interior Ministry disburses compensation to Jama’a al-Islamiya leaders
Egypt

Interior Ministry disburses compensation to Jama’a al-Islamiya leaders

Some Jama'a al-Islamiya members and leaders have begun receiving 1400 checks, amounting to LE73 million, issued as compensation for imprisonment and…
Suzanne Mubarak heart surgery postponed
Egypt

Suzanne Mubarak heart surgery postponed

Heart surgery scheduled for former Egyptian first lady Suzanne Mubarak on Sunday has been postponed due to health problems. Marine…
Sunday’s papers: Suzanne Mubarak’s detention and heart attack, police facing death penalty
Egypt

Sunday’s papers: Suzanne Mubarak’s detention and heart attack, police facing death penalty

The top story in today’s papers is the decision to detain Suzanne Mubarak, the wife of former President Hosni Mubarak,…
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