Following the recent death of activist Mohamed El-Gendy, who allegedly died after being subject to torture by police, several Egyptian rights activists issued a report on Sunday detailing what they see as the persistence of oppressive police tactics employed by … read more
Prosecutor-general Talaat Abdullah commissioned on Monday a north Cairo court judge to continue investigations into the case of Hamada Saber, who was beaten and dragged naked by police officers last Friday during protests that turned violent at the presidential palace … read more
A fourteen year-old bone cancer patient in police custody is being refused chemotherapy treatment amid a rise in disappearances and arrests of minors. “Mahmoud Adel is late for his chemotherapy,” says Ghada Shahbender of the Egyptian Organisation for Human Rights … read more
National Council for Women chief Mervat al-Tallawi called on all women who have been sexually assaulted to file reports, and join in a mass lawsuit against the state. Prime Minister Hesham Qandil has not issued an apology on behalf of … read more
Popular Current activist Mohamed al-Gendy died early Monday morning after several days in the intensive care unit at Helal Hospital. In a Facebook post mourning Gendy, the Popular Current said that he had been “tortured to death,” holding President Mohamed … read more
Egypt’s High Constitutional Court on Sunday rejected a lawsuit challenging the illegality of the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Egypt. The lawsuit, first filed in 2008 by a number of Islamists lawyers, challenges a 2007 health ministry decision … read more
Al-Gamaa Al-Islamyia’s Building and Development Party has called for a “million-man” march on Friday because it fears the country is “sinking into a sea of chaos.” The protest will take place at the Rabaa Al-Adawiya mosque in Cairo’s Nasr City. … read more
A 20-year-old Egyptian on Sunday succumbed to injuries sustained during Friday’s clashes outside the Presidential Palace in Cairo. Amr Saad Abdel-Rahman was hit with birdshot during street battles between anti-government protesters and security forces on Friday outside the palace, located … read more
An Egyptian man captured on video being beaten and dragged naked by security forces during Friday’s clashes outside the Presidential Palace in Cairo changed his testimony while speaking to prosecutors on Sunday, accusing police – not protesters – of stripping … read more
The government of Prime Minister Hisham Kandil is currently in the process of drafting two new laws aimed at regulating the right of street protest and combating the proliferation of thuggery. According to Justice Minister Ahmed Mekki, anti-protest laws have … read more