The body of Kamal Qassim Mohamed, the deputy editor of the magazine Al-Mustaqila, was found in Baghdad yesterday, six days after his abduction by gunmen. He had been shot. His killers have not been identified. “The authorities have a duty to shed light on Kamal Qassim Mohamed’s murder,” Reporters Without Borders said. “A proper investigation [...]
BEIRUT: A televised confession by Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani heightens the already grave concern that Iran will soon execute the 43-year-old woman, Human Rights Watch said on Friday. Ashtiani, initially sentenced to death by stoning after being convicted in 2006 of adultery, told state-run television on August 11, 2010, that she participated in the murder of [...]
Amnesty International criticized the TV “confession” of an Iranian woman last night, in which Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, awaiting execution by stoning for adultery, appears to implicate herself in the murder of her husband. The interview was broadcast on Wednesday 11th August, on the ’20:30′ program by Seda va Sima, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting. [...]
Amnesty International has condemned the Mexican authorities’ decision to pursue charges against human rights defender Raúl Hernández for a murder he did not commit, after a state prosecutor today decided to continue the case against him. The State Attorney General’s Office of Guerrero upheld murder charges against Raúl Hernández, despite unreliable and fabricated evidence. The [...]
CAIRO: The murder of Egyptian citizen Khaled Said was a moment in Egyptian opposition history that has galvanized an entire nation. On Tuesday, two police officers charged with the illegal arrest and torture of the citizen were in court to stand trial. Since the murder of Said, Egyptians have taken to the streets and the [...]
The work of human rights activists in the Democratic Republic of Congo is becoming increasingly deadly, Amnesty International warned on Wednesday as the country celebrates its 50th anniversary of Independence. The high profile celebrations come just days after the 26 June funeral of Floribert Chebeya Bahizire, the country’s most prominent human rights activist, whose body [...]
From the blog Dust and Dreams: During the late hours of Sunday the 6th of June, two police informers stormed an internet cafe in the coastal city of Alexandria. The attack left Khaled Said, a 28-year-old man dead. At that point, the crime could have not made headlines, and could have gone unquestioned like many [...]
CAIRO: A new autopsy report into the death of Egyptian citizen Khaled Said once again supported police claims that the young man had choked to death while attempting to swallow a plastic bag full of drugs. Human rights groups and activists in Egypt are outraged over the report, which rebukes any claims of police violence. [...]
