Against Violence and Torture

A year after the death of Mohamed Goma’a Al Dahshoury, after being tortured in Fayoum Police Centre the first hearing in the trail of Police Officer Mo’ataz Abd El Mangy Abd El Monein will start on 9 September 2008. The incident dates back to 17 August 2007 when a number of police officers arrested the victim and took him to the Police centre after an altercation. In the Police Centre, according to witnesses, he was assaulted and beaten up until he lost consciousness, he was subsequently carried out by two men and left on…

Police aggress Dr. Magda Adly (resulting in cut wound and possible dislocation of shoulder), attempt to steal her handbag and destroy Dr. Mona Hamed's car   El Nadim center had released a statement this morning calling for an investigation in the torture of the family of Sobhi Mohamed Hussein, 67 years old by Kafr El Dawwar police. The two doctors traveled to Kafr El Dawwar this morning to attend the court session appealing the imprisonment of Sobhi Hussein and his two sons. El Nadim center will not be intimidated by…

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…