Tehran, Nov 16, IRNA - Amnesty International has urged the Egyptian authorities to immediately release and refrain from deporting at least 66 refugees from Syria and Gaza, including a number of children, who are detained in the country. According to an Amnesty press release, the refugees are being detained in poor conditions with some held in rooms ...

Amnesty International says Egyptian security forces used live ammunition to disperse supporters of Egypts Muslim Brotherhood and ousted President Mohamed Morsi on October 6. In a statement issued on Monday, the human rights watchdog said at least 49 people were killed and hundreds wounded in Cairo alone as security forces used "excessive and unwarranted ...