Egypt frees human rights lawyer after 4 years in jail
Cairo – An Egyptian judge Monday ordered the release of a human rights lawyer held in preventive detention for... Read more
26 Jul, 2022
Lawyers for DRC’s ‘Mr Security’ quit ‘biased’ trial
Kinshasa – Defence lawyers for a former key security adviser of the Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi... Read more
13 Jul, 2022
Cops launch manhunt after 5 prisoners escape from back of police vehicle while in transit from court
Cape Town – Police in Eastern Cape have launched a manhunt after five prisoners awaiting trial allegedly escaped from... Read more
25 Jun, 2022
Egypt filmmaker among 8 political prisoners released from jail
Cairo – Egypt’s state prosecutor on Monday ordered the release of eight political prisoners, including a documentary filmmaker, a... Read more
14 Jun, 2022
Egypt’s Sisi pardons journalist, more than 3 000 convicts
Cairo – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has pardoned a journalist who was jailed for “spreading false news”, as... Read more
28 Apr, 2022
Egypt releases 41 political prisoners, says negotiator
Cairo – Egypt on Sunday released 41 political prisoners from pre-trial detention, according to a politician-turned-negotiator, in a country where... Read more
25 Apr, 2022
Algeria pardons over 1 000 convicts, releases 70 Hirak detainees
Algiers – Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Sunday pardoned over 1 000 convicts and ordered “clemency measures” for 70 people... Read more
4 Apr, 2022
Captured jihadists in Mozambique say insurgency ‘weakening’
Mocímboa da Praia – Rare interviews with captured members of a jihadist group terrorising northern Mozambique point to low... Read more
9 Feb, 2022
Egypt frees daughter of exiled Islamist preacher
Cairo – Egyptian authorities on Friday released the daughter of exiled Islamist preacher Yusuf al-Qaradawi after four and a half... Read more
1 Jan, 2022
Top ex-aide to DRC president freed on health grounds
Kinshasa – An appeals court in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday ordered the release of a former top... Read more
7 Dec, 2021
