Police searched the home of a detained German-Egyptian activist in the pre-dawn hours Monday, his sister said, while an international human rights group criticized Egyptian authorities for disregarding legal and judicial procedures in the detention.
The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) calls on the Egyptian authorities to immediately disclose the location of Philip Rizk, who was abducted by State Security Officials last Friday, and if no criminal allegation can be proved against him-
Rizk writes a popular blog, "Tabula Gaza", and has just completed a short documentary about non-violent protest against Israeli operations in the Gaza Strip.
The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information said today that the Egyptian security forces have released kidnapped activist Philip Rizk. Rizk was held blind-fold for five days in an unknown place and subjected to all kinds of mental abuse.
By closing down Philip Rizk's blog Tabulagaza, which deals mostly with the humanitarian situation in Gaza and not least the effect's of Israels war and ongoing blockade of the strip, the Egyptian state security has effectively proved that their kidnapping
The family of AUC graduate student Philip Rizk have raised a case to the prosecutor general against El Khanka police officers in the town of Banha, where Rizk was abducted by the officers according to his colleagues.
Friends, relatives and supporters for graduate student Philip Rizk gathered outside the Humanities and Social Sciences building Sunday afternoon, demanding The American University in Cairo's board of trustees press for his release from Egyptian authoritie
محكمة القضاء الإداري بالمنصورة قد نظرت على مدي ما يقرب من ثلاثة شهور، قضية ترتبط بحق الترشيح في الانتخابات الطلابية، حيث ترجع تفاصيل القضية إلى تقدم الطالب محمد احمد سلامة حمامة بالفرقة الثالثة بكلية طب أسنان بجامعة المنصورة، لترشيح نفسه للمرحلة الأولى من
According to a message sent out by Gad on the Jaiku instant messaging service on Feb. 3, he had taken part in a protest calling for the release of secretary general of the Labor Party Magdy Hussein with Ghad Party member Hossam Shehata outside the Cairo p
Philip Rizk, a 26-year-old student of Middle Eastern studies at the American University in Cairo, was detained Friday and his whereabouts is unknown, said anti-torture activist Aida Seif El Dawla.