Amnesty International 5 February 2011 Egypt must investigate activists’ detention Amnesty International has called for an investigation into the detention of some 35 human rights activists and journalists, including two Amnesty International staff members, who were freed after spending almost two days in military custody. The Egyptian and international human rights activists, lawyers and journalists [...]
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Egypt must investigate activists’ detention
Posted in Egypt on February 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Amnesty International staff released but Egyptian activists still detained
Posted in Egypt on February 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Two members of an Amnesty International fact-finding team were among five human rights workers and journalists freed by Egyptian military police late on Friday night after a day and half in detention. The five were among some 35 Egyptian and international human rights activists, lawyers and journalists arrested Thursday when military police raided the offices [...]
Amnesty International delegates detained in Egypt!
Posted in Egypt, tagged online action on February 3, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Update – February 4, 2011: The two Amnesty International staff were released by the Egyptian military police. Click here for more details. Two members of the Amnesty International staff were detained by police in Cairo after the Hisham Mubarak Law Center was taken over by military police. The staff members were taken along with a [...]
Egyptian Vice President must halt attacks on peaceful protesters
Posted in Egypt on February 3, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Amnesty international 3 February 2011 Egyptian Vice President must halt attacks on peaceful protesters Amnesty international has called on the Egyptian Vice President, Omar Suleiman, to stop the violence unleashed by pro-government supporters in Cairo and across the country amid fresh reports of a renewed crackdown on journalists and activists. Journalists have reportedly been detained [...]
Call the Egyptian embassy now!
Posted in Egypt on January 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Thirty years of repression is spilling out onto the streets of Egypt in the forms of tear-gas, blood and bitter demonstrations. For four days, Egyptian protestors have suffered at the hands of President Mubarak’s security forces. At least 14 protestors have been killed and scores more have been injured. The crackdown on freedoms is intensifying [...]
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