Four youths arrested and tortured severely so that they confess to charges of riots, attacking officers and damaging security vehicles.
Detained human rights activists are suffering from severe illnesses and require urgent medical care; however, they continue to be ill-treated.
A medical report submitted in court on 16 April 2008 concluded that the protestors detained after the December-17 demonstration were tortured.
Several of the detained Muslim Brotherhood leaders have been given prison terms in the final verdict of the military trial.
A verdict is expected for the detained MB leaders in the upcoming military trial on 15 April 2008
Yemeni national Ibrahem Ali Al-Nashery has not been heard from since his arrest on 5 March 2008 at Sana’a International Airport.
The book under review courageously explores the bitter realities behind the creation of Israel, a process of ethnic cleansing which continues today.
Using two recent Hollywood blockbusters (‘Kingdom of Heaven’ and ‘Munich’) as case-studies, Seyfeddin Kara draws parallels between the traditional presentation of racial minorities in Western cinema and the representation of Palestinians in Hollywood today.
