Tag Archives: Detention (imprisonment)

Egypt military accused of sexual assault

May 9, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Cairo – Women detainees and rights groups have accused Egyptian troops and prison authorities of sexual assault in the latest crackdown on demonstrations. More than a dozen women were detained among some 300 protesters following a demonstration outside the Defence … read more »

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Sub-Saharan Africans ‘at risk’ in Libya

August 31, 2011 by benim

Tripoli – People suspected of having fought for Muammar Gaddafi, in particular black Libyans and sub-Saharan Africans, were at high risk of abuse by anti-Kadhafi forces, Amnesty International said on Tuesday. In recent visits to detention centres in Zawiyah and … read more »

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Gaddafi soldiers blamed for mass deaths

August 29, 2011 by benim

Tripoli – Dozens of charred bodies were discovered in a warehouse outside Tripoli as tens of thousands of prisoners of Muammar Gaddafi’s regime are missing a week after the Libyan capital fell to rebels. Gaddafi’s troops used the warehouse in … read more »

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S.Africa Suspect in 35 bank heists escapes

August 11, 2011 by benim

Johannesburg – One of South Africa’s most wanted criminals appears to have made one of the most mundane of escapes when he slipped from police custody by walking out of a Pretoria court door along with the public. Bongani Moyo, … read more »

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Police fear payback for Papua New Guinea leader

June 17, 2011 by benim

CANBERRA, Australia – Police have increased security around Papua New Guinea’s acting prime minister for fear of a traditional revenge attack after his 21-year-old son was accused of murdering a woman at the family home, an official said Friday. A … read more »

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Mubarak fate minefield for Egypt military

May 18, 2011 by benim

The rumpus over a newspaper report that Egypt’s ruling military could pardon Hosni Mubarak highlights the minefield which the fate of the ousted president poses for the government. The military denied it was considering a pardon for the ousted strongman, … read more »

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Nigeria: Boko Haram suspected of killing 5

May 4, 2011 by benim

Maiduguri – Police say members of a radical Muslim sect shot and killed three prison guards, a police officer and a woman in recent attacks in Nigeria’s troubled northeast. Borno state Assistant Police Commissioner Usman Baba said on Wednesday that … read more »

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4 killed in Burkina Faso protests

February 25, 2011 by benim

Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s government and a witness say four people have been killed in clashes between police and demonstrators in the center of the landlocked west African nation. A government statement issued on Thursday said demonstrations started on Tuesday … read more »

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London: Ibori’s wife Sentenced to 5 Years for Money laundering

November 24, 2010 by benim

Theresa Ibori, the former First Lady of Delta State, is going to prison for between two- five years. The London jury in her Southwark Crown Court trial returned their verdict today after she was found guilty on two counts of … read more »

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