Tag: Prisons

Interior ministry releases 143 prisoners

Release promised by President Al-Sisi “celebrating 25 January revolution”

Daily News Egypt Daily News Egypt

Interior ministry to release 312 prisoners

Initiative part of ministry’s emphasis on “respecting human rights”

Adham Youssef Adham Youssef

Civil society in Egypt is powerful and diverse: Abu Saada

Organisations have right to criticise human rights situation as long as they…

Daily News Egypt Daily News Egypt

Human rights are a chief concern: Al-Sisi

President meets with NCHR head

Aaron T. Rose Aaron T. Rose

Prosecutor carries out ‘surprise’ prison inspections

Overcrowding, lack of ventilation and water identified in inspection of prisons

Daily News Egypt Daily News Egypt

Hunger strikes see rising use as protest in Egypt’s jails

Soltan has abstained from food for over 150 days.

Jihad Abaza Jihad Abaza

EIPR releases damning report on health conditions in Egyptian prisons

Rights group finds living conditions, health care in prisons endanger detainees’ lives

Ali Omar Ali Omar

Israel backs law to block Palestinian prisoner releases

The amendment would give the courts power to prevent Israel's president from…

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Concern mounts over Wadi El-Natrun prisoners as access is denied

Ministry of Interior denies reports of abuse, blames Brotherhood for spreading “rumours”

Joel Gulhane Joel Gulhane