Egypt

Convictions in Abu Omar rendition case a step toward accountability - 5 November 2009

US and Italian intelligence agents are convicted for their involvement in the abduction of Usama Mostafa Hassan Nasr (better known as Abu Omar).

Four migrants shot dead by Egyptian forces close to Israel border - 10 September 2009

Four men were shot dead by Egyptian security forces as they attempted to cross the border into Israel on Tuesday.

Egypt: Four migrants killed - Authorities must reign in border guards - 9 September 2009

The Egyptian authorities must control their forces at the border with Israel and prevent them from killing migrants attempting to cross it, Amnesty International said on Wednesday. The call follows the deadliest border incident this year, in which four men were shot dead by Egyptian security forces as they attempted to cross the border into Israel. Two others were also injured in the incident.
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The renewal of the state of emergency for a further two years caused widespread discontent.

President Obama visits Egypt - 4 June 2009

US President Barack Obama met with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo on Thursday as he continued his trip to the Middle East.

President Obama urged to tackle human rights violations in Saudi Arabia - 3 June 2009

US President Barack Obama begins his trip to the Middle East with a visit to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.

Economic crisis reveals deeper human rights problems - 28 May 2009

More than six decades of human rights failures by governments have been exacerbated by the world economic crisis, which brought the problems of poverty and inequalit

No freedom – journalists stopped from doing their jobs - 3 May 2009

Press Freedom Day, 3 May, has, for a number of years, been a day in which journalists and media workers marked the deaths of increasing numbers of their colleagues a

Egypt: Police officers who tortured must be kept off duty - 9 April 2009

The possible reinstatement of two policemen found guilty of torture would be an implicit encouragement from the Egyptian authorities for all police officers to use tor

Egyptian authorities urged to release peaceful protestors - 7 April 2009

At least 20 people are still held in detention in Egypt after peaceful protests on Monday.