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Ahmed Amin Ghazali Amin, University Student in Egypt, Held in Solitary Awaiting Appeal for Death Sentence for Membership in Muslim Brotherhood

June 20, 2017

Ahmed Amin Ghazali Amin, a student at Menoufia University, has been held for over a year in solitary confinement as he awaits the results of his appeal of a death sentence.  Amin was tried by a military court in Egypt, convicted of membership in the Muslim Brotherhood, which is banned in Egypt, as well as possession of weapons and classified information.  UN Standard Minimum Rules for the ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Egypt Tagged With: Academic, Ahmed Amin Ghazai Amin, Menoufia University, Muslim Brotherhood, scholar

Professor Threatened in Her Home for Involvement Documenting Rape by Security Forces

May 25, 2017

CCS has written the Prime Minister of India requesting his assistance in assuring safety for Dr. Bela Bhatia, a well-known academic, researcher and writer with a Ph.D. from Cambridge.  Dr. Bhatia has been studying the Naxalite movement in India and in recent years has been involved in a fact-finding effort to document gang rapes and sexual assaults on Adivasi women by security forces.  On January ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, India Tagged With: Academic, Bela Bhatia, Chhattisgarh, India, Maoist, Mumbai, Researcher, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Writer

59 Year-Old Electrical Engineer Confined in Jail for Four Years – Hearings Re-Scheduled 20 Times, Finally Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

May 7, 2017

Dr. Khalil al-Halwachi, a Bahraini electrical engineer has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for nonviolent expressive and associative activity.  Professor al-Halwachi was arrested in September 2014 because of  his association with a political group.  However, his charges did not relate to the group or his involvement with them.  He was charged with “possession of a firearm,” which was found ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Bahrain Tagged With: Academic, Bahrain, Dr. Khalil al-Halwachi, Electrical Engineer, Professor

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