Palestinian-American shot dead in the West Bank
Shooting of Orwa Hammad is the second by the IDF in the West Bank in eight days
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NGOs express concern over lawyers’ working conditions
13 Egyptian NGOs release joint statement condemning abuses against lawyers
Foreign ministry condemns ongoing violence in Yemen
Egypt expresses concern as string of attacks claims dozens of lives
UK pledges additional £20m for Gaza reconstruction
”Return to status quo not an option for Gaza”, says Department for International Development
Rights group urges Gaza donors to end Israeli blockade
Human Rights Watch calls Israeli, Egyptian blockade of Gaza “collective punishment”
Policeman killed during Sohag patrol
Ahmed Farooq Zeidan was shot and killed by gunmen during a security raid
Amnesty International warns of photojournalist’s ongoing detention
Mahmoud Abu Zied has been imprisoned since 14 August 2013
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Prosecutor general orders release of 45 students for Eid
Others with health, humanitarian issues will be pardoned
UN Secretary General urges Al-Sisi’s help for Palestine ceasefire
Secretary General encourages Egypt to open Rafah Crossing
Egypt has witnessed catastrophic decline in human rights: Amnesty International
Rights group says rampant torture, arbitrary arrests, and detentions signal sharp decline in rights in the year following Morsi ouster
Anti-Coup leaders arrested in ‘barbaric raids’: Brotherhood
Muslim Brotherhood claims arrests designed to create “outright conflict and violent confrontation”
Minya death sentences ‘a staggering violation of international human rights’: UN
Largest confirmed death sentence in Egypt’s history continues to draw international condemnation
Al-Jazeera sentences an ‘appalling attack on press freedom’: IFEX
Rights network calls for immediate release of journalists
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4 police officers killed in Sinai
Second attack raises Saturday’s death toll to 6
Egypt, Ethiopia to form joint committee on Renaissance Dam
Egyptian FM calls agreement “new chapter” in relationship between the two countries
51 arrested during Friday protests
A number of protesters allegedly caught with Molotovs, fireworks
Al-Jazeera ruling ‘disturbing sign for the future of the Egyptian press’: Rights groups
Local and international rights groups quick to condemn “politically orchestrated” trial
Nazra condemns targeting, detention of women’s rights activists
Group says arrests due to women’s legitimate activities in the defense of human rights.
Minya verdict ‘heinous crime unprecedented in history’: MB
Brotherhood hits back at judiciary over death sentence for 183 alleged Islamists
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Minya death sentences represent ‘travesty of justice’: Rights groups
Judge upholds death sentences for 183 alleged MB members as rights group condemn “new purge of opposition”
Foreign Ministry warns Israel on military operations
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry warned its Israeli counterparts Thursday against ongoing military operations in the occupied Palestinian territories, citing concerns over the “repercussions of continuing Israeli military operations”. The operations come as part of Israel’s expanded search for three kidnapped Israeli teenagers, and have included air strikes, raids, and dozens of arrests of Palestinians. Israel …
Lawsuit filed to end MOI search for Internet monitoring programs
Statement by rights groups and ‘concerned citizens’ says attempts to monitor web “unlawful and unconstitutional conduct”
CPJ welcomes release of detained journalists
Rights watchdog urges President Al-Sisi to free 14 remaining detained journalists
Egypt ranks 143 out of 162 countries in 2014 Global Peace Index
Egypt has “second biggest deterioration” in 2014 index
EIPR releases damning report on health conditions in Egyptian prisons
Rights group finds living conditions, health care in prisons endanger detainees’ lives
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13 rights groups condemn seizure of ANHRI publication
Rights groups say seizure, arrest of printer new step in silencing independent voices
8 rights groups demand investigation into juvenile detention facility
Allegations of torture, abuse by authorities at Kom Al-Deka facility
Security forces confiscate issue of rights group’s publication
AHNRI head says security forces claimed WASLA was Muslim Brotherhood-linked
65 arrested during Friday protests: Interior ministry
One police officer shot dead during dispersals
Seven local NGOs release letter demanding medical treatment for hunger striking detainee
Groups say Egyptian government’s refusal to send Mohamed Soltan to hospital is contrary to UN laws