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US Senate calls on Egypt to abolish emergency law
Egypt

US Senate calls on Egypt to abolish emergency law

The US Senate has referred to its Foreign Relations Committee a draft resolution calling on Egypt to abolish its 29-year-old…
A country ‘on hold’
Opinion

A country ‘on hold’

Upon phoning a friend or relative who is busy, you are likely to be put "on hold" until they answer…
Witness in Khaled Saeed trial attacked, says uncle
Egypt

Witness in Khaled Saeed trial attacked, says uncle

Ali Qassem, the uncle of Khaled Saeed, the young Alexandrian allegedly killed by two police officers last month, claimed that…
Protest marks 40 days since Alex slaying
Egypt

Protest marks 40 days since Alex slaying

Dozens of protesters gathered in front of the Supreme Judicial Court in downtown Cairo on Sunday to commemorate the death…
Khaled Saeed’s supporters protest in front of Supreme Court; another protest planned for this month
Egypt

Khaled Saeed’s supporters protest in front of Supreme Court; another protest planned for this month

 A number of Kefaya activists, along with representatives from other political movements, protested today at 5 PM  in front of…
Egyptian police ‘tortured to death’ 12 people in 2009, says rights group
Egypt

Egyptian police ‘tortured to death’ 12 people in 2009, says rights group

Among widespread and continuing human rights abuses throughout Egypt in 2009, 12 people were tortured to death by police, according…
Protests nation-wide against torture
Egypt

Protests nation-wide against torture

Hundreds of Egyptian youth organized a series of protests across Egypt against police torture.The protests were heavily advertized through online…
Security responses: Transparency, fear or spin?
Egypt

Security responses: Transparency, fear or spin?

Are the Egyptian authorities, government, prosecutors and the Interior Ministry playing defense? A reading into their recent statements in the…
Gamal Mubarak makes belated statement on Alex slaying
Egypt

Gamal Mubarak makes belated statement on Alex slaying

Gamal Mubarak, head of the National Democratic Party (NDP)’s influential policies committee, for the first time commented on the death…
Lawyers in defenestration case denied access to investigations
Egypt

Lawyers in defenestration case denied access to investigations

Lawyers representing a man allegedly tortured and thrown by police from the third floor of a police station in the…
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