El Nadeem Center against Violence and Torture

A new crime by the Egyptian Ministry of Interior in Kafr el Dawwar

Upon an appeal by Ms. Mona Sobhi a delegation from Hisham Mubarak Law Center and El Nadim Center went to Kafr el Dawwar to visit the family of Sobhi Mohamed Sobhi Hussein and listen to the statements and testimonies of victims to a brutal police attack on a number of family members. The delegation then went to the police station and was able to meet with the victims. Hadj Sobhi Mohamed Hussein, 67 years old, suffered several cigarette burn marks on his chest and abdomen. He told us of other similar marks on his thighs. Ahmed…

Prosecution orders the detention of a lawyer for 15 days. Appeal of detention of two girls postponed till tomorrow.

Yesterday, at 9 pm police forces arrested lawyer Mohamed Ramadan representing Tosson inhabitants in Alexandria as well as three citizens: Abdallah Mohamed Abdallah, Magda Abdallah Ahmed and Aya Mohamed Abdallah. They were interrogated around midnight and charged of illegal gathering, inciting demonstrations and chanting slogans condemning the political regime. The prosecution ordered their detention, for further interrogations the following day upon receipt of intelligence information from the police. While lawyers were…

Open message to the Egyptian Minister of Health and Chairperson of the Doctors’ Syndicate

Those are your patients, handcuffed in your hospitals! Ten Egyptian young men came to Nadim center.. they are among the tens of victims of the 6th of April in Mahalla Kobra city in the Delta who happened to be around or passing through the streets which witnessed the attack launched by the Egyptian Ministry of Interior forces against unarmed Egyptian citizens on the 6th of April, using tear gas, rubber bullets, clubs before delivering them to the police stations where they were subjected to torture, humiliation and detention…

Random arrests in Kafr El Sheikh

Police harassment of HMLC and AFTE lawyers Omneyya and Sarah's detention extended for 15 days 6th of April Youth spend last night in front of public attorney's office HMLC calls for a meeting to coordinate efforts regarding police violations on the 6thof April. On the 1st of April police authorities in Kafr El Sheikh arrested Omneyya Taha Ahmed, student in faculty of engineering and Sarah Mohamed Ibrahim, student in workers university, claiming they have been distribution posters carrying the slogans "Long Live…