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Egypt: The use of indefinite solitary confinement against prisoners amounts to torture
Share: On This Page “The first time I saw Hisham after his arrest was in hospital. He described his solitary cell to me. He could not see anything in the…
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IDAHOT 2016: LGBT Human Rights Around The World
Today, May 17, Amnesty International celebrates International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia. This IDAHOT, Amnesty International condemns the ongoing discrimination, violence, and denial of fundamental human rights faced by…
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Journalism Is Not a Crime
Journalism is not a crime, yet the principles of free speech and a free press are threatened right across the world. To mark World Press Freedom Day on 3 May,…
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The ‘Arab Spring’: Five Years On
The Middle East and North Africa was engulfed in an unprecedented outburst of popular protests and demand for reform. It began in Tunisia and spread within weeks to Egypt, Yemen,…
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Why Protecting Torture Victims Scares Egypt’s Leaders
[caption id="attachment_68751" align="aligncenter" width="3504"] Egyptian human right activist with chained hands during a protest against torture in police stations. KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images[/caption] In 2014, Amnesty International USA gave one of…
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A letter from Mahienour El-Massry on the Fifth Anniversary of the Revolution
Some see that after all these years have passed the revolution has been defeated. Others see that there could have not been anything better than what happened. The regime, however,…
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Letter from Shawkan Photojournalist Imprisoned in Egypt
Amnesty International has collected nearly 90,000 signatures worldwide in a petition calling for Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid’s release ahead of his first court session, scheduled for December 12 at…
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Generation Jail: Egypt’s Youth Go From Protest to Prison
A continuing onslaught against young activists by the Egyptian authorities is a blatant attempt to crush the spirit of the country’s bravest and brightest young minds, and nip in the…
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Noose tightening around NGOs in Egypt
The noose is tightening around Egypt's non-governmental organizations (NGOs). These Egyptian NGOs -- essentially what we call “nonprofits” in the US – focus on everything from human rights to other…
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How Egypt’s New Regime is Silencing Civil Society
Somewhere in Egypt, Hosni Mubarak must be smiling, knowing that three years after his downfall, he has won after all.