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Alleged worsening of the situation of human rights defenders and journalists in relation to demonstrations. According to the information received, on 1 February 2011, Mr. Malak Adly, a lawyer from the Hisham Mubarak Law Center (HMLC) was arrested by security forces and his fate and whereabouts remained unknown. On 3 February, the offices of HMLC and the Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights were reportedly raided by military police, accompanied by unidentified men in civilian clothes, who confiscated equipment and mobile phones. More than 30 persons working for both centers, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, were reportedly arrested, beaten, and taken to an undisclosed location. Those arrested included: Mr. Ahmed Seif El Islam, former Director of HMLC; Mr. Mohsen Beshir, HMLC lawyer; Mr. Mostafa Al Hassan, HMLC lawyer; Ms. Mouna Al Masry, HMLC researcher; Mr. Al Sayed Feky, HMLC lawyer; Mr. Mohamed El Taher, HMLC staff member; Ms. Fatma Abed, Front to Defend Egypt Protestors (FDEP) volunteer; Ms. Shahdan Abou Shad, FDEP volunteer; Ms. Nadine Abu Shadi, FDEP volunteer; Ms. Nadia Hashem, FDEP volunteer; Mr. Ahmed Hamdy Mahmoud, student from Assiut University; Mr. Said Haddadi, Amnesty International; Mr. Daniel Williams, Human Rights Watch; Ms. Sofia Amara, French citizen working for Magneto Press; and Mr. Pedro da Foneska, Portugese Citizen working for Magneto Press. On the same day, Mr. Amr Salah, researcher at the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, was reportedly arrested along with activists Ms. Shadi Al Ghazali Harb, Mr. Nasser Abdel Hamid, Mr. Mohamed Arafat, Mr. Ahmed Douma, Mr. Amr Ezz, and Mr. Ahmed (surname unknown) in El Haram area, Giza, Cairo. Security forces and unidentified men reportedly continued to harass journalists covering the protests, searching their hotel rooms, and confiscating their equipment. Mr. Rajesh Bhardwaj, a journalist for CNN-IBN, was reportedly arrested by security forces.Alleged victims: 22 More details... |
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