Date of source: Thursday, January 7, 1999
Islamist lawyer Montasser el-Zayat, the de-facto spokesman of the Al-Gama’at al-Islamiya, showed dozens of letter of members of Amnesty International calling for a dialogue between the government and the leaders of the Gama’at al-Islamiya in order to avoid more bloodshed among civilians.
Date of source: Thursday, December 17, 1998
The arrest two weeks ago and subsequent release of Hafez Abu Se’ada, secretary general of the EOHR and the interrogation of Mustafa Zeidan, EOHR-lawyer, continue to focus international attention on the status of human rights groups in this country.
Date of source: Thursday, October 1, 1998
Police Brig. Gen. Hamdi El-Batran, suspended for 30 days for publishing a novel on the security situation in Upper Egypt without the prior approval of the Interior Ministry, has vowed to appeal the sentence.