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Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................... 3

Chapter 1: Violations against Students:- ............................................................................................................... 5

First Section: Dead Students:- ............................................................................................................... 5

Second Section: Detained Students:-.................................................................................................. 11

Third section: violence against detained students inside jail: .......................................................... 12

Firstly: coercive disappearance:- ..................................................................................................... 12

Testaments to some cases of forced concealment ........................................................................ 15

Secondly: Torture .............................................................................................................................. 18

Thirdly: Patients in the prisons: ....................................................................................................... 24

Fourthly: Violations inside prisons and headquarters detention: ................................................. 26

Fifth: Preventing the detained students from performing their exams; ........................................ 28

Chapter 2: Storming the campuses and the attacks that took place in them. ........................................... 33

First Section: Storming the campus. ................................................................................................... 33

Second Section: Violations and assaults inside campus .................................................................. 38

Third Section: unfair dismissal from college and dormitories: - ....................................................... 43

Fourth section: Refferring to Military Trials: ....................................................................................... 56

Conclusion: ................................................................................................................................................................. 60

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Introduction

Freedom Seekers Monitor puts this report in your hands. This report consists of extraction

of exerts of integral team work all over the country through the past academic year to reveal

violence which happened against students of Egyptian universities and institutes from

security forces of current authorities.

The report contains the period from the beginning to the end of the academic year (2014 –

2015). That is to say, from the middle of October 2014 to the end of June 2015. It shows all

violations against students during this period.

The report contains the class of Egyptian college students from all over the country and

violations against them from administrations of universities or from security forces. The

report also leans on its monitor unities in all country universities and on documentary forms

that have been filled through the monitor's wed site which have been signed from people

that violations were against them. Then, assertion received information. We "freedom

seekers monitor" introduces the extraction of this process that continue through a complete

academic year. We hope that this work helps people to get and respect their human rights.

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Chapter 1: Violations against Students:- First Section: Dead Students:-

The first semester of the academic year (2014 – 2015) witnessed 3 killing cases from security

forces. Second semester witnessed 18 killing cases at prisons or through disperse

demonstrations against current authority. Sometimes during arresting the student they kill him, this

is a flagrant infringement to laws and national and international customs and also to the human

rights international covenant:

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These are details of killing cases against students through academic year (2014 – 2015):

Details Name University Date No.

The student was died after shooting cartridges on his head during the break up of demonstration by security forces inside theoretical institute at Alexandria University after blockade him at 24th October 2014. He suffered a brain hemorrhage and a fractured skull and he lost his right eye until he was died at 11th from the same month. Security forces took his corpse and his burial permit from his family and lied that they bury him in his birthplace at Menoufia.

Omar Sherif Alexandria University

21th October

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He was detained in front of Ain-Shams University at 3rd November 2014. He was taken to Hadaek Al-Koba police department where he exposed to torture and electricity shock in different places in his body. He suffered falling circulation that lead to his dead.

Mohamed Ramadan Yahya

Faculty of law, Ain-Shams University

16th November

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He was died because of shooting fire in his heart during break up demonstration against current authority by security forces at tenth of Ramadan city at Al-Sharkia.

Mohamed Hamed

Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University

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He was detained abusively and disappeared coercively. His corpse was found as stumps in evening at 25th January 2015 in front of passage department of the new city of Damietta. Security forces alleged that the student was died because of explosion of primitive bomb that he wanted to put it so it caused his dead, although he was detained at the same time.

Hamdy Hassan Elhendy

Faculty of Islamic Studies, Al-Azhar University

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He was died because of gunshots to head at Mataria square.

Ahmed Alsaied Ghanem

Banha University

25th January

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He was died because of gunshots to head at Mataria square

Abdulrahman Hussein

Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University

25th January

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Security forces shot him in abdomen during break up demonstration against current authority. They detained him after his injury and trapped him for hours at Hdaek Al-Koba police department. They refused to take him to hospital, so he was died. His family received his corpse at Zaitoon hospital. -His family announced that hospital administration forced them to forge his medical report and admitting that their son suicide.

Abdulrahman Hesham

Al-Ahram Engineering Institute

26th January

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He was died because of shooting during break up demonstration against current authority by security forces at Al-Edwa village.

Hesham Mohamed Abdulhameed Abo Hashem

Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University

30th January

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He was killed at air defense events that security forces dropped tear gas bombs on the rivalry crowd to attend a football match. Security forces closed all passages, so dozens of crowed was died included this student.

Sherif El-Feky

Faculty of Media, Al-Azhar University

8th February

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He was killed at air defense events that security forces dropped tear gas bombs on the rivalry crowd to attend a football match. Security forces

Ahmed Medhat Tony

HTI Institute 8th February

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closed all passages, so dozens of crowed was died included this student.

He was killed at air defense events that security forces dropped tear gas bombs on the rivalry crowd to attend a football match. Security forces closed all passages, so dozens of crowed was died included this student.

Essam Mohamed

8th February

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He was killed at air defense events that security forces dropped tear gas bombs on the rivalry crowd to attend a football match. Security forces closed all passages, so dozens of crowed was died included this student.

Mohamed Salah Salim

8th February

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He was killed at air defense events that security forces dropped tear gas bombs on the rivalry crowd to attend a football match. Security forces closed all passages, so dozens of crowed was died included this student.

Eslam Emad Egypt University for Science and Technology

8th February

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He was died because of shooting live gunshots during break up demonstration against current authority by security forces. Security forces After his death, security forces accused him that he had weapon without permit, intent murder and burning Mobinil branch. Security forces obstinate in receiving his corpse to his family.

Mohamed Nasser

Faculty of Law

11th February

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The student disappeared after fluid at Kafr Sakr rout at Al-Ebrahimya at 22nd March 2015 in the evening. Their family could not find him until ten o'clock and quarter in evening. He was found in a street at Al-Ebrahimya. Security forces declared that he was died during putting a bomb in a governmental building.

Sohaib Abdulkareem Mohamed Abdulkareem

Faculty of Law, Zagazig University

21st March

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He was shot at 5th July 2015 in El-Manial clashes. He performed a lot of operations in Egypt and he needed to travel abroad to complete his cure after operation failure. Description of the case: -Hemorrhage in Peritoneal membrane (in abdomen) as a result of torn in liver and removing peace of right kidney.

Hesham Salah

Faculty of Dental, Egypt University for Science and Technology

22nd March

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-Strong hemorrhage led to a strong kidney failure and he was put on washing machine renal for 3 weeks, now liver and kidney functions are good. -He had bacterial contamination in blood and increasing in blirobin in blood. -Decrease in platelets and doubts of different blood clots vessels. -Rupture of the diaphragm and it was repaired. -Air in the cavity of right lung and a tube was put at 16th July 2013. -He was put on ventilator for 2 days and performed an exploration at 1st August 2013. The last medical report was at 9th November 2013. *He was died at 22nd March 2015.

He was died during his arrest at Al-Busrata village after blockade the village for 5 days.

Omar Abo Glala

Faculty of Islamic Studies, Al-Azhar University in Damietta

9th May 17

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Security forces beat him on his head by a sharp tool. This beat led to his fall to ground and he suffered from severe hemorrhage in the brain. He was in coma because of concussion and internal hemorrhage which affect all his body. He also suffered from pelvic, hands and legs fracture. He also suffered from cut cruciate ligament in his knee. He was died at 15th May 2015 in the evening.

Anasn El-Mahdy

Faculty of Physiotherapy

15th May

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He was kidnapped from security forces. His corpse was found at the desert of fifth district.

Eslam Salah El-Deen Abdulhameed

Faculty of Engineering, Ain- Shams University

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He was died because of gunshots in thigh during security forces pursuit. He suffered severe hemorrhage led to his death.

Mahmoud Asad

Beni Sweef 20

Live gunshots in chest at Elsadat demonstration.

Anas Ramadan Elsharkawy

King Mariot University

3rd July 21

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Second Section: Detained Students:-

The number of detained students from Egyptian universities and institutes during academic

year (2014\2015) is 1409 students. 517 students were released.

Security forces accused the student different accusations as instigating to violence,

demonstrating without permit, joining banned group that created against the law and trespassing

security forces.

Coming table states number of male and female students who were detained from every university

and who were released:

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Third section: violence against detained students inside jail:

Firstly: coercive disappearance:-

Security forces do not be satisfied with random arrest and aggression on students inside and

outside campus, but they committed coercive disappearance crime against students for different

periods. This is a glaring aggression to all laws and international covenants and vows which

convict this act such as international vow of freedoms, international document to convicting

coercive disappearance and Egyptian constitution texts.

Security authorities committed this crime against more than 50 students during first semester

of academic year (2014-2015). This number aggravated and reach four doubles from the

beginning of mid year vacation to the second semester. Authority kidnapped about 234 male and

female students and hided them and did not give any information to their families until they

appeared after that in prosecution investigations or anything else.

There are two tables first one is about the most notable cases of coercive disappearance. Second

one states total number of students who exposed coercive disappearance in every university. We

invite you to follow our book section. Freedom seeker monitor will publish a report soon that

elaborates coercive disappearance against Egyptian students all over year:-

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The Most Notable Cases of Disappearance:-

Other Information His Appearance His Disappearance

His Age and his Study

Student Name

NO.

Legal references asserted that he tortured during his existence at torture room of first police department in Mansoura.

*Attached, a massage that the student tells facts of his torture.

https://goo.gl/0MzD95

He was presented to prosecution and he was announced several accusations.

At last 7th October in the morning from his house. His place was still unknown for 20 days.

Faculty of Commerce

Moataz Bellah Ghanem

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He was accused in several lawsuits, one of them was killing a police officer

At 9th December, he was detained from an ambush during his returning fro Fayoum

Third year of Faculty of Sharia and Law, Al-Azhar University

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They were accused that they were financed from abroad and burning police cars. Beating and torture traces appeared in their bodies obviously.

They appeared 3rd November in video on Ministry of Interior page on Facebook

They were totally detained from their houses at 1st November 2014

20 years old, fourth year of the Faculty of Commerce, Port Said University

Students:- 1-Eslam Abdulaziz Mahmoud

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21 years old

2- Hanzala Ahmed Ahmed Elmahy

21 years old, Faculty of Art, Damietta University

3- Anas Abdo Mohamed Mohamed

21 years old, Faculty of Sharia, Al-Azhar University, Tvahna Al-Ashraf branch

4- Essa Saleh Ahmed Abdulrazek

18 years old 5- Moaz Elsaid

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Taha Hassan

They were accused of creating terroristic cell and trying to explode security division. They were referred to military trial, then they were acquitted

They appeared in Nasr city prosecution at 15th December 2014

They were at tenth district in Nasr city. The last communication with them at seven o'clock and half at 3rd December 2014

First year of the Faculty of Science, New Cairo Academy

Students:- 1-Ibrahim Reda Elassal

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Second year of the Faculty of Pharmacy

2- Ahmed Mohamed Salama

Fourth year of the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Al-Azhar University

3- Mohamed Hassanin Mohamed

He was accused several accusations with others as exploding bomb, possessing bombing materials and military cloths and ranks and possessing laptop.

He was appeared at 17th October. Ministry of Interior published his photo with some citizens and students.

From a flat in Giza at 11th October

He was graduated at (2013-2014) from the Faculty of Medicine, Menia University

Ahmed Farrag

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After his appearance, signs of torture appeared on his face. He accused several accusations as possessing a cartridge and empty carbonated water bottles. Authorities accused him that he burned several buildings with others.

He was appeared at 4th January 2014

He was disappeared at 27th December 2014

Faculty of Science, Alexandria University

Mojahed Magdy

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Testaments to some cases of forced concealment

Testament (1):

Abdullah Yassin: a third year student in the faculty of Islamic studies, Aswan University.

His brother said that on 28/1/2015, a police force accompanied by masked members from

the Central Security and State Security officers broke into their house at 3 a.m. They

caused the house to be in total chaos and turned it upside down. The whole household,

men, women and children, was in a state of horror and panic; the house was stormed and

searched with no warrant from the Public Prosecution. They stole Abdullah’s laptop and

cell phone and kidnapped him. His family did not notice his kidnapping until the security

left. Then he disappeared for three days, during which his family knew nothing about him

or his whereabouts. So they asked about him in police stations and directorates. All in vain

until he finally appeared and his family was able to visit him. There, they found marks of

brutal torture on him. In return, he tried to reassure them that he is fine; fearing that the

security might hurt him even more. His family later found out from the detainees kept with

him that he does not sleep, keeps screaming all night shouting out the names of those who

tortured him and that his condition deteriorated after that; he insulted all those who

tortured him, spoke to himself and to the wall and his psychological condition deteriorated

gravely. When a medical army officer examined him, he recommended his transfer to a

hospital for treatment and said that he is in a dire need for treatment. But the officer’s

report was of no use and Abdullah’s condition deteriorated even more. His family then

wrote a memorandum to the Attorney General explaining his deteriorated condition and not

paying attention to him, demanding his transfer to the General Hospital for treatment. The

Attorney General approved this but again in vain. When his family went to his custody

place to show the approval to the people in charge there, they told them that it was not

within their competence and that they have to go to the police station. There, the same

scenario was repeated and the family was told to go to the health bureau, where they

disavowed from that mission. Yet days later, Abdullah was transferred to the hospital and a

doctor examined him. The doctor wrote a report in which he said that Abdullah suffered

from a severe nervous shock as a result of cruel torture and that the torture marks are clear

on his abdomen. The doctor recommended that he should be quickly transferred for

treatment. When the doctor submitted the report to the officer, the later paid no attention to

it and returned Abdullah again to his custody place. Abdullah’s condition deteriorated more

than ever and still he cannot find anyone to execute the decision of the Attorney General or

the report of the doctor.

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Testament (2):

Muhammad Abo Hashimah: a first year student in the civil department at the faculty of

engineering, Beni-Suef University. His father said that he was kidnapped on 16/2/2015 by

security forces in front of his faculty with no warrant from the Public Prosecution and

without any accusations. Muhammad disappeared for thirteen days with his family knowing

nothing about his whereabouts. So they telegraphed the Solicitor General in the

governorate. They were able to find Muhammad in the Security Directorate but they were

not allowed to visit him or even see him just to make sure he is fine. They were only

allowed to bring him food, water and clothes, but they had to give them to the security to

deliver them to him.

Testament (3):

Osama Ibrahim Muhammad El-Dosoki: a second year student at the faculty of

Engineering, Port Said University. His sister said that he was kidnapped from his home at

around 1:30 a.m. on 12/2/2015. Police forces in police uniforms, masked members of the

Central Security and informers in civilian clothes stormed the place with no warrant from

the Public Prosecution. They smashed some objects there and caused total chaos to the

place before kidnapping Osama and stealing his personal possessions like his cell phone,

tablet and other objects, as his sister said. Then they left without mentioning the reason

behind kidnapping him or even informing his family where they are taking him.

The sister continued on and said that Osama disappeared for a whole week, during which

all police stations denied to his family his presence there. The family also telegraphed

during that week the Solicitor General twice and the Attorney General once, but all in vain.

After that week, his family finally found him in a Central Security camp. Yet until now they

are unable to know the reason behind his kidnap or his concealment. Also, they were

unable to see him or even make sure he is okay; they just deliver him his food through

Central Security soldiers.

The sister said that the family found out that Osama was transferred to Cairo and that he

was submitted to the Supreme State Security Prosecution at El-Tagamu El-Khames district.

No one, not even his lawyer, was able to know what happened to him or even see the

minute.

Testament (4):

Osama Jamal Ibrahim Al-Ghazali: a first year student at the faculty of Arts, Menofia

University. Wednesday on April 15, 2015 at 1:30 a.m., police forces in Central Security

uniform carrying machine guns stormed Osama’s house in the village of Meit Shahala,

Ashohada’a locality, with no warrant from the Public Prosecution. They searched the whole

house and arrested his brother Ibrahim. When they took him to the officer downstairs, an

informer told him that the man is Ibrahim, not Osama. So, they released him and told his

father that they want Osama. In the morning, Osama went to his faculty to present some

academic papers to one of his professors. On his way out, a police force of 10 members in

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civilian clothes attacked him, kidnapped him in a private car and dashed off, all with no

arrest warrant. The next day, his father went to the Solicitor General of Al-Menofia. The

secretary there told him to go to the Directorate and she signed a paper he had of what

happened to Osama. When the father went to the Directorate, they signed that paper and

told him to go to the Shebein police station. In the station, they denied the presence of

Osama. So, he returned to the Solicitor General and the secretary told him to go to the

court on Saturday, but still he could not find his son. He then telegraphed the Solicitor

General and the Head of Al-Menofia Prosecutions. Osama was not submitted to the

Prosecution before April 23; a week after concealing him forcibly.

Testament (5):

Abed Abo Mousa: a second year student at the faculty of Commerce, New Damietta

University. His mother said that he was kidnapped Friday on February 27, 2015. While he

was driving about with his friends at night, a police ambush in Al-Harbi Street stopped

them and detained them. Some of his friends, who were with him that night, told his mother

that the police took him to the new Damietta centre. When she went there and asked about

him, they denied his presence. The next day, she went to the court. There, she met a

prisoner in the Damietta centre who told her that Abed was put in a cell with him and that

the rest of his friends were in another one. He also told her that Abed was being tortured in

every way, like electrocution and severe beating, and that they did not leave him except

when he fainted. Even when he woke up, they took him and tortured him. The case

remained as such for a day before he was lead to an unknown place. So, the mother

telegraphed the Attorney General but in vain. Days later, she found out that he was in a

Central Security camp, but she did not see him and was not allowed to see him or make

sure he is okay. She was not even allowed to deliver him food or water or clothes. His

condition remained unknown till March 5, 2015, when his family was able to visit him at

last.

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Secondly: Torture

Article 55 of the current Egyptian constitution dictates that" Each of the arrested, or imprisoned, or

deprived of his / her liberty must be treated including the preservation of his dignity, and not to be

tortured, not intimidated, nor coercion, nor physically or morally harmed". Despite that, the security

forces of the current authorities went too far in contravention this Article during the previous

academic year. As torture in police stations or in prison or security directorates has become a

method steady for the Egyptian security forces in its dealings with the people they arrest and

detain.

Many Egyptian university students had been from the victims of torture. There is hardly a case of

detention exists without a form of torture. Through the following table, we review some models of

students who were tortured during the last academic year.

date Student name Detention place

details

Ahmed El Sharkawy The student Sent a message on October 25, 2014, which tells what happened to him since his arrest on October 19, 2014 from the campus by administrative security of University.as he was forced under threat and torture to confess the possession of weapons and explosives and putting them in the room of former Dean of the College D.said Shihab. Ahmed El Sharkawy narrated in his letter the circumstances of his arrest. He referred to the torture he faced with one of his colleagues. The torture reached to threatening him with sexual assault. Security forces infringed on laws in blatant manner. Security forces through all international covenants, the terms of the Universal Declaration of Rights, Freedoms, and even Egyptian laws away. All of these actions to force the arrested to confess committing certain charges. The student message: https://goo.gl/i1TePt

Mohammed Saeed Mustafa

Security forces camp in Zagazig

He had been arrested arbitrarily in front of Riot police camp after he left the university. Then he was transferred to the headquarter of "state security". There, he was severely tortured by severe beatings, hanging, and applying electric shock to confess a number of charges against him. After his appearance, the effects of what the student suffered of torture was clear on him.

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4 January Mujahid Magdy On December 27, 2013 Security forces

arrested the student arbitrarily from his home Without permission or a court order reasoned arrest. He was taken to the Directorate of General Security in Alexandria. On the fourth floor in the Directorate of General Security, known in the media as the "fourth floor slaughterhouse ", he was subjected to severe torture by sever beaten and applying electric shock. Later, Student appeared and signs of the torture he suffered were clear on his face and his body.

6 January Alabadia prison

detainees Alabadia prison

A message arrived to the monitor stating that Private security forces stormed the cells of detainees, dropped Personal belongings on the ground And tore books of "Koran", which were with a number of detainees. It was reported to us that the food of detainees was confiscated and they were beaten up.

8 January 1.Sameh Ahmed

Mohammed 2.Mahmoud Hamdan

National Security in Assiut

It was reported to us that the two students were subjected to systematic torture, which its effects appeared obviously on them. Bruises appeared in different parts on their

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bodies. As well as the effects of electric shocks, which appeared clearly to them. All of this was according to eyewitnesses' narration, After preventing students' parents from visiting them.

21 January

Ahmed Mohamed Ali Alexandria Security Directorate building

He was Subjected to severe torture with electric shocks On the fourth floor in the Directorate of General Security in Alexandria, which known in the media as the "fourth floor slaughterhouse ".

25 January

Abdullah Hamada Alexandria Security Directorate building

He was Subjected to severe torture by Hanging and electric shocks On the fourth floor in the Directorate of General Security in Alexandria, which known in the media as the "fourth floor slaughterhouse ".

28 January

Some students, including Kareem el sayed el Fangary

Bani Mazar police station

Some students at the University of Beni Suef, Al-Azhar and the secondary stage severed torture at Bani Mazar police station. The torture were to force them to confess to certain charges and exhibits of the case. On Monday, 01.26.2015 Students' parents were shocked as the students appeared with signs of torture on them.

2 February

1.Mohammed Imad Eldien 2.Mohammed Ahmed Abdel Rahman Khalaf 3.Ahmed Farouk

Qusiya police station

Students were subjected to electric shocks for long periods at the headquarters of Qusiya police station

10 February

Mansoura Police station

Security forces stormed the cells of the station using tear gas and a number of detainees suffocated.

16 February

Shebin El Kom Deportations prison

Security forces attacked the detainees; including a number of students by severe beating and tear gas. The attack was After deporting them from Sadat department to Shebin El Kom Deportations prison

18 February

Bandar el Minya

5 students at the University of Minya were subjected to severe torture after being arrested arbitrarily from "Taha Hussein" Street in Minya.

25 February

1.Aisha Mohammed Abdel Fattah 2.Rawda Jamal 3.Shaima Sayed Afifi

Banha prison

It was reported to us that three female students were severely beaten after an altercation between them and one of the prison guards. Their relatives were prevented from visiting them too.

3 March Abdullah Sami Abdul-Hamid Madi

Alexandria Security

He was Subjected to severe torture by severe beating and electric shocks On the fourth floor in the Directorate of General Security in

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Directorate building

Alexandria, which is known in the media as the "fourth floor slaughterhouse ".

8 March Abdul Rahman Hussein

Alexandria Security Directorate building

He was Subjected to severe torture by severe beating and electric shocks On the fourth floor in the Directorate of General Security in Alexandria, which is known in the media as the "fourth floor slaughterhouse ".

9 March 1.Mahmoud Hackil 2.Mohammed Mahdi Abdul-Hamid 3.Salah Adel 4.Yousef Bilal Algibery 5.Osama el Nahass 6.Muhammad fadel zalabya 7.Abdulrahman Ali

8.Salah Shoukry

Bandar Shebin El Kom

The students were subjected to severe torture by dragging, severe beating and electric shocks in Bandar Shebin El Kom ,which is known in the media as the " Bandar Shebin El Kom slaughterhouse ".

11 March Mahmoud Mouawad Alexandria Security Directorate building

He was Subjected to severe torture by severe beating and electric shocks On the fourth floor in the Directorate of General Security in Alexandria, which is known in the media as the "fourth floor slaughterhouse ".

16 March 1.Hassan Jamal Rihan 2.Jalal al-Din Mahmoud Jalal 3.Bilal Ashraf Abdel Hady 4.Ahmed Saad Mahmoud 5.Mahmoud shoka 6.Ahmed Gomaa al-Baklaoy 7.Abdul Rahman Algelady 8.Mohamed Ibrahim Mubarak

Miett Slsell police station

In his message, Jalal al-Din told what he suffered from torture with 8 other students of Mansoura University. He said: "We were strongly chained from the back, thrown to the ground and severely beaten for two hours in what they call "reception party". Then we were stripped of clothes until we became semi-naked, our bags were torn and the personal content on them were thrown away." He added: " After the end of the visit, which had not yet completed Thirty seconds, we were stripped of our clothes and forced to crawl on the ground holding visit's bags in our hands, until bags torn apart and its contents scattered. We were beaten for about an hour. Some of us suffered a heart attack and fractures in shoulder and chest and Fainting."

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8.Mohammed Nabil

10 April Detainees of Shebin El Kom police station

Shebin El Kom police station

A message from detainees in Shebin El Kom police station was arrived to the monitor. According to the text message that: the political prisoners were collected and brought into a small cell to be assaulted by severe beating and electric shocks. Even it reached to threaten them with rape. As it is stated in the letter that the detainees were subjected to psychological harm because of their exposure to verbal abuse and the confiscation of their personal belongings.

1 April Mahmoud El Masry

Alexandria Security Directorate building

He was Subjected to severe torture by severe beating and electric shocks On the fourth floor in the Directorate of General Security in Alexandria, which is known in the media as the "fourth floor slaughterhouse ".

30 April Ahmed Maher The first police station of Mansoura

He was Subjected to severe torture by severe beating, hanging, dragging and electric shocks for several days in the police station.

10 May 5 students from Mansoura University

El Demna District at Dakahlia

They were exposed arranged torture. Their family mentioned that the students were forced to take off their cloths and stand on wall with raising hands, then they were aggressed with cursing and violent beat. They also forced to crawl on abdomen without cloths. Their families witnessed that these actions repeated for several days continually.

14 May 1- Ibrahim Mohamed Fawzy

2- Hazem Khaled El Refaey

3- Abdulrahman Sobhy Abo Hessen "El Dolsy"

4- El Said Shehata El Said

5- El Hassan Amer Ali

6- El Hussein Emam Ismail

Mit Ghamr police station in Dakahlia

They were assaulted violent beat, dragging and cursing inside Mit Ghamr police station. Them they were taken to car deportation tied degradingly, they were evacuated to Mansoura public prison. A message that students sent from their prison to tell the details of what they exposed: https://goo.gl/dQuX90

19 May Mosab Ali El Sayar Wadi Natrun prison

A police officer assaulted him with violent beat because of a wrangle between themas the police officer cured student's mother.

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20 May Amr Abdulazzim Abozaabal Prison

He was exposed violent beat several times after and before his referring to Banha prison to do his exams, so the student apologized for his other exams to avoid his referring.

22 May Second police department of Zagazig

Members of security assaulted students with violent beat and tear gas bombs.

23 May Detained students of Rassian University were assaulted by members of security and criminals and taken from their jails and did their exams at first police department of Tenth of Ramadan city.

29 May Ahmed Shaaban Al Akrab Prison

He was exposed severe torture because of moving to disciplinary room inside Al Akrab prison.

8 June Adel Khalaf Ahmed Gamal Zahran Omar Abdulkareem Abbassy

Central Security Camp at 10 kilo and half

Students exposed severe torture with violent beat and electric strike. "Adel Kalaf" was threatened to hurt his mother after her arrest to stress the student to confess specific accusations.

Abdullah yasseen El Shalal Camp

He exposed severe torture with electric strike for long time. He suffered from epilepsy attacks, speaking and awareness weakness and temporary loss of memory.

17 June - Mahmoud Hassan

- Abdulrahman Hamdy Abdulrahman

- Mostafa Gabrallah

First police department Bandar Aswan

Students exposed severe torture by violent beat and electric strike in all their bodies

7 December

Abozaabal Prison

Detained students surprised that special security forces break up prison cells. Students forced to stand and look to wall. During their going out, they were beaten, slapped and kicked in face and all body. Security members confiscated their things.

6 March Abdullah Osama Ashawy

El Fath police Department

Police officers assaulted the prison cell. They threw tear gas bombs which led to suffocations in prison cell.

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Thirdly: Patients in the prisons:

One of the prominent violations was what happened with Osama Omar Makram, the student in the

first year, faculty of engineering, production department, Shebeen El Koum University on the 22

November. The student's health condition went worst two weeks before that date when the student

went to the hospital they found that his appendix exploded already and led to a furuncle, though,

the prison's management insisted to get him back to the prison on the same day.

Security forces and authorities keep using this policy regarding patients, especially those who

need special care. Here are the details:

Details Headquarters Detaintion

Name Date

Security forces torn the papers that prove that the student has renal failure and that he went through a surgery for implanting a kidney that he had to go to Ghoneim medical centre to get his medication. Though, security forces didn't allow any medication for the student as well as drinking the polluted water in the prison led to complications and bad health conditions but still the prison is being insurgent with the student. A report about student: https://goo.gl/d6qtIa

National security campus in Benha

Adham El Sayed Ahmad Mahmoud Ghonaiman

25 February

The student was electrically shocked for long times that he had epileptic fits, temporary memory loss. Though, the prison management didn't get him to a nervous system doctor.

Al Shallal campus

Abdullah Yasseen 26 February

The student and his brothers ate contaminated food from the prison cafeteria as the prison's management prohibited foods. Though they didn't get the students to the hospital.

Benha prison Malik Ahmad Morsy and his brothers

27 February

The student had been exposed to harsh beating and torture when he got arrested led to psychological disturbance that he was moved to the Abbaseya hospital for psychiatric illnesses. Due to the negligence in the student's case and preventing visits to the student, the student case went bad.

Assiut police office

Mohammad Adly 23 MAy

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24 May Abdullah Hamadah The student has got high fever, while the prison's management didn't let a Doctor see him until his family did, who, in his turn, endorsed by transferring the student immediately to the hospital. The police officer disapproved his transferring. The thing that led his health status to deteriorate.

24th May Ibrahim Ahmad Alkatib Mansoura's main prison.

The student got infected with the parotid gland. Yet, the prison's management didn't take any step to cure him. Where, the only isolated in solitary confinement without introducing any kind of medication or medical care.

3 June Ahmad e-Shazli Burjul-Arab prison

The student got a heart disease. Under the bad circumstances of the confinement and preventing him from his medication. His health crises repeated over and over, under continuous prevention of introducing suitable medical aid. And, it wasn't the only disease, threatening the student's life. As, he was suffering from intense chronic infection in his lungs besides pectoral crises, that led him to faint for hours. In addition, he has an infection in the nerve of the right eye. And, as a result of torture, bad circumstances of confinement and not providing any kind of medical care. His health status deteriorated and he has got a temporary blindness besides a continuous headache.

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Fourthly: Violations inside prisons and headquarters detention:

Violations regarding students continued even after they were arrested and sent to get investigate

d in the Public Prosecution or the court. Where, Freedom Seekers monitored many violations agai

nst the students of Egyptian colleges and institutions inside different headquarters detention. The t

hing that made the tortured students in many cases resort to get into open strikes. In order to prote

st against the violations regarding them.

The most outstanding violations which were committed against the students during the past first semester as below:

Date Headquarter detenti

on Details

15th of November Burjul-Alarab (Arabian

Tower) prison.

One of the detained students at Burjul-Arab prison se

nt a message referring to a strike made by the detaine

d, including the students, who were protesting against

the bad treatment they received from the prison's man

agement. Yet, the student ascertained in his message

that he has started his hunger strike on the 11th of No

vember, 2014. With another 150 ,who refused in their

turn; receiving their 'designation' specified for the pris

on on the day of 7th November, 2014. And, that they s

tarted a boycott against the prison's cafeteria starting

on 10th November,2014. He also referred that some o

f the Prison Service responsibles made a visit to the p

rison wards of the politically detainees at Burjul-Arab

Prison on 14th November,2014. Where, they ordered

for inspecting these wards. The detainees were threat

ened to get tortured, in case, they did not break their s

trike. The student added in his written message that o

ne of the security members orally tortured the detaine

es. Photo message:

ps://goo.gl/QiOyTo

19th of December First police station of

Asyout.

The detained students of Asyout university in First poli

ce station of Asyout started an open hunger strike; pro

testing against the violations they experienced. Which

was torturing and assault on two of the students. Non

etheless, having their textbooks burnt, preventing the

m from their Mushafs (The Holy Islamic book), taking

away all of their personal stuff, improsining them with t

he criminal prisoners, preventing the Iftar(breakfast) m

eal from those who were fasting and humiliating their f

amilies while the times kf their legal visits.

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About the second semester, it also witnessed number of violations regarding the detained students. We mention what we could monitor of those violations regarding the students of Egyptian colleges and institutions in different headquarters detention below;

Date Name Headquarters det

ention Details

16th February Islam Ibrahim The student experienced fatal tortur

e, that urged him to start a hunger s

trike.

11th May 1- Hassan Gamal

Rayhan

2- Jalalul-deen Ma

hmoud Jalal

3- Belal Ashraf Ab

dulhadi

4- Ahmad Sa'ad M

ahmoud

5- Mahmoud Shaw

kah

6- Ahmad Jum'a Al

baklawi

7- Abdulrahman Alj

aladi

8- Muhammad Ibra

him Mubarak

9- Muhammad Nab

il

'Talkha' Police Stat

ion.

The nine students entered an open

strike. After they experienced sever

e torture by all means of hitting and

electric shocking after they had bee

n moved to the headquarter of Talk

ha. They started their strike as a res

ult of the severe torture they had be

en exposed to in Talkha police stati

on.

16th May Abdullah Ja'afar Abu-Kebir central p

rison

The student entered a hunger strike

after the management's intransigen

ce to let him perform his final exams

in Tura Prison.

16th May Maysara Hamadett

o

The student started an open hunger

strike because of the management r

efusal to let him perform his exams.

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Fifth: Preventing the detained students from performing their exams;

It wasn't enough for the Security Services to prevent the detained students from their simplest hum

an rights which was guaranteed to them by the Global Compact of Human Rights. Which, is the rig

ht of being free. But, it also meant to break a right guaranteed to them by the current Egyptian con

stitution, which is 'the right of education', that the management suppressed them and prevent them

from performing their exams. It was not only the Security Services that they made it hard the stude

nts, as the Universities' managements did, as well, in extracting the schedules and the completion

of tge required papers. We show some of the intransigence cases regarding the students of Egypti

an colleges and institutions in performing their exams during the Academic year 2014-2015 below;

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First: The intransigence during the first semester;

59 students was the total number of those students, who couldn't perform their exams during the fi

rst semester. And, there was numerous reasons for their inability to perform their exams. It came a

s below;

*Refractoriness from the Security Systems;

11 of the detained students couldn't perform their exams forfisemestacademic year 2014-2015, be

cause of the Security Systems refractoriness. We show some of these cases we monitored below;

1- Mo'az Abdulbari, the engineering student enrolled in Almansoura University couldn't perform his

exams because of the refractoriness of the police station management to move him to his exams'

headquarters.

2- Nure-deen Annajjar, the engineering student couldn't perform his exams because of the manag

ement refusal to move him to his exams' headquarters.

3- The criminal censorship made it hard for both Yahia Akl and Heba Qeshta, the enrolled in facul

ty of commerce Almansoura university, to extract their papers. Which, made them retard from perf

orming number of their exams.

4- The prison's management refused to transfer "Ahmed Gaber Abohuraira Mohamed" who is enr

olled at third year of the faculty of Engineering, Alazhar University to his headquarters to perform h

is exams.

5- The prison's management refused to transfer the student Ahmad Sharaf, who is enrolled in the

primary year of engineering Alazhar University, to his headquarters to perform his exams.

Refractoriness of Universities' managements;*

14 students couldn't perform their exams the refractoriness of universities' management systems.

As, Dr. Sayed Abdelkhalek, the Higher Education Minister declared in tge last November that he w

on't let any of the detained students to perform their first semester exams, inside the prisons. And,

here we show some of the monitored cases;

1- Alexandria university's management applied Dr. Sayed Abdelkhalek's declarations, where the m

anagement system of both Faculty of Arts and Faculty of commerce made it hard for the detained

students in (Door of east Alexandria) Police station. Nonetheless, it refused to send any test guard

s or headquarters inside the police station, in order to enable tge students to perform their exames

inside the police station, which did the same in his turn.

2- The head of Almansoura University Dr. Muhammad Alkenawi made a decision not to let any of t

he practical facilities students to perform their exams, as they exceeded the allowed percent of ab

sence.

3- Cairo University refused to enable the student Mustafa Ismael, who is enrolled in Daarul-'uloom

faculty, to perform his exams; claiming that he is still being investigated. Although, the police statio

n approved to let him perform his exams.

4- Refractoriness of Monoufiya University, as it made it hard to enable the students of Usolu-deen

to perform their exams.

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5- The students of the Technological Higher Institution (THI);- Amr Najjar Muhammad Ali and Muh

ammad Samir Abdu Ahmad, Civil Engineering section; In addition, Ali Abulfadl, the student of Mec

atronix section- were prevented from performing their exams. As the institution disabled their proc

edures.

6. "El Obour Institute of Engineering" administration refused to enable the student, "Tariq Ahmed

Abdel Atty," to have his exams despite finshing all the procedures for the entry of the exams.

7. "Isra Maher", who is a student at the Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, was unable to

perform her exams in three subjects because of the intransigence in completing her papers.

**The rest of the students who were unable to perform their exams and they are (34) Thirty-four

students, have other causes like:

The intransigence of the prosecutors in the signing of permission for taking them to the exams or

because the students themselves postponed the exams.

We review some of these models as follows:

1- In Banha University, all the detained students postponed the first semester exams.

2- At the Higher Technological Institute (HTI):

- "Asim Mohamed Abdel Moneim" a student at Computer Science Engineering

Department, was unable to perform his exams because the public prosecutor Disrupted

the proceedings of exams.

- both of: "Ahmed Ragab Abdel Hamid" a student at Civil Engineering Department and

"Mohammed Hany Abdel Qader" a student at Mechanical Engineering Department,

Rejected to perform their exams because of the bad conditions of their detention.

In this regard,we mention the student "Anas salam" a Member of the Executive Office

of the Egypt's Students Union. He is a detainee in ataqah prison since last October

27.he has sent a letter from his cell .through that letter he expressed all the suffering of

the detained students and demanded his right in performing his exams.

Salam said: "I am a number among the thousands of numbers in the prisons... I am not

asking my freedom as the truth will appear when Allah wills. Oppression does not terrify

or subdue me. He added: "I do not ask you to help me to do my exams so I can

complete my life. I am a human even if I were a criminal in the eyes of some, who does

not know me. Let everyone remember that social security is more important than

political security. We the youth, especially students will built this country so help us.

He concluded his letter saying: "Anas wants to perform the exams…wish you living in a

country has freedom and justice a country without any slogans"

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Second: intransigence during the second semester

(93) Ninety-three students were unable to perform their exams during the second semester of the

academic year (2014-2015) and there were many reasons for their inability to perform exams as

follows:

*security services Intransigence:

(48) Forty-eight students were not able to perform their exams while thier detention because of the

intransigence of the security services in the different headquarters of detention.in the following, a

number of cases of intransigence, which we were able to monitor in this regard, are shown:

1. "Abdel-Rahman tayseer" the student at Spanish department at the Faculty of Languages and

Translation of Al-Azhar University, was unable to perform the exams although all the required

paper were completed.it was a result of the intransigence of the administration in Gamasa prison,

In his deportation to the headquarters of his exam's board.

2." Mahmoud el-sayed ahmed semna" ,who is a student at Faculty of Commerce of Al-Azhar

University, was unable to perform his exams as a result of the intransigence of the administration

of Abu Zaabal prison to deport him to Tora prison, where the headquarters of his exam's board.

The administration justified their act by asking for new papers although all the necessary papers

and procedures for performing the exams were completed.

3." Ali Ahmed Ali", who is a student at Faculty of Law, Zagazig University, was unable to perform

exams although all the required papers were completed, as a result of the intransigence of the

administration of Gamasa prison to move him to " security forces camps in Zagazig " to perform

exams.

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* University administration Intransigence:

(18) Eighteen students were unable to perform their exams because of the intransigence of the

administration of their universities or colleges in completing the exam papers or in sending boards

to students' lockups for their exams. In the following, a number of cases of intransigence, which

we were able to monitor in this regard, are shown:

1. "Yasser Ghabour" who is a third year student at Department of Petroleum at the Faculty of

Engineering, Suez University, did not perform the exams because of Intransigence of his college.

As Mansoura prison accepted to let the student have his exams in the prison if the college sent a

board from Suez, but his college administration rejected to send a board to Mansoura for him.

2. (8) eight students at the Al-Azhar University, Tvhna Al-Ashraaf branch, were unable to perform

the exams, because the administration university refused to extract papers of proof of enrollment

for them,or complete their exams papers.as the students have been referred to a disciplinary

board after their arrest. The university administration in Cairo told the students' relatives that

students' enrollment is constant until the end of the investigation and the students can perform

exams unless there is an objection to that. However, the university administration in Tvhna Al-

Ashraaf refused to complete the papers claiming that the objection is that students are

"detainees". The names of the students came as follows:

1. Ahmed Abu Hashem Hasan

2. Ahmed Adel Abu setta

3. Khaled Abdel-Hamid

4. Mohamed El Sayed

5. Khalid Mohammed Abdul Rahim

6. Abdul Rahman Abdul Hamid keshk

7. Hassan Al-Khatieb

8. Abdul Rahman Azzam

** The rest of the students who were unable to perform their exams and they are (27) twenty-

seven students, had other reasons. The most prominent reason that the students themselves

postponed their exams. As follows, some models are shown:

1. "Ahmed Ramadan," a third year student at the Faculty of Computer and Information at

Mansoura University, postponed his exams of the second semester of the past academic

year.

2. "Omar El Gohary" a student at the Faculty of Engineering at Mansoura University,

postponed his exams of the second semester of the past academic year.

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Chapter 2: Storming the campuses and the attacks that took place in

them.

First Section: Storming the campus. The authorities in Egypt to implemented more than (60) sixty storming the campus of Egyptian

universities during the academic year 2014-2015.

The table below shows the details of some of the Storming carried out by security forces against

some universities.

Name of university

Date of storming

Details

Zagazig University

15 October

Security forces stormed Zagazig University, through the gate that separates between the Faculties of Pharmacy and Medicine. The forces was supported by administrative security and a group of so-called "thugs" to face the student demonstration against the current system organized by a number of students in the Faculty of Medicine. The forces assaulted on the Students by electric shock, sticks and batons and arrested a number of students randomly.

Mansoura University

19 October

The first Storming of the campus in Mansoura, Where security forces stormed the University through more than one gate. The forces was accompanied by a number of so-called "thugs" to attack the students by sticks. Moreover, the forces made a campaign of mass arrests in the ranks of students.

28 October

Security forces accompanied by troops of the army-for the first time- committed another Storming against Mansoura University, while the students prepared to start a demonstration. The demonstration was to denounce the continued detention of their colleagues and reject the current system. The security forces arrested a number of students within the university randomly. The members of the Security Administrative arrested two students and detained them in the office building of the

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University. The two students were assaulted and then handed over to the security forces. Moreover, the security forces arrested a female student when she photographed the events. The 7 students who were arrested, were taken to the public prosecution. They were accused of possession of scarf and white weapons.

30 October

Security forces stormed the university again. They assaulted some students, including a student who was dragged from the front of the Faculty of Engineering to security building of university. The student has been severely beaten on the head, and has been seriously injured. A female student has been arrested while trying to relieve some injured students.

Cairo university

30 October

Security forces stormed the Cairo University to assault on one of the student marches that was against the current system. They also have arrested a number of students, including a female student. A number of security men appeared wearing civilian clothes and carrying firearms.

Minia University

26 October

The security forces have stormed Minya University. They have also fired tear gas and cartridge bullets randomly. Moreover, they have arrested number of students randomly.

Fayoum University

19 November

Security forces have stormed Fayoum University and have fired tear gas and cartridge bullets intensively. They have arrested a number of students randomly during the students' departure from the university. They have also arrested the Secretary of the Central Library at the University of Fayoum on charges: resisting the authorities and belonging to a terrorist group that was established against the law.

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Al-Azhar University for girls

8 February

Security forces have stormed the campus of Al-Azhar university for girls, after the end of the student demonstration against the current system. They have assaulted on some female students.

Al-Azhar University-Cairo Branch

17 February

Security forces stormed the campus of Al-Azhar University and combed the university by their armored vehicles.

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Fayoum University

26 February

Security forces have besieged Fayoum University by almost 10 armored vehicles of the army and police, and more than 10 police cars in addition to more than 100 security personnel.

Fayoum University

2 March Security forces continued the siege of Fayoum University for the fourth consecutive day. Beside the wide spread of informers and so-called thugs inside the campus. That was by the order of Dr. Khaled Hamza the President of the University.

Menoufia University

4 March Security forces have stormed the campus of Menoufia University by a number of police cars and armored vehicles .they have arrested a student from the campus.

Alexandria University

7 March Security forces have stormed the Faculty of Engineering at Alexandria University and have fired tear gas to disperse a student demonstration against the current system.

Alexandria University

8 March Security forces have stormed the Faculty of Science at Alexandria University and have fired tear gas to disperse a student demonstration against the current system.

Fayoum University

9 March after Security forces' siege of the university for nearly 10 days, A number of so-called "thugs" broke into the university and attacked some students after a student demonstration was finished. The demonstration was against the current system and to condemn the events of Air Defense Stadium, which claimed dozens of lives, including a number of students. Above all, the security forces then stormed the campus of Fayoum University. They also closed all the gates and besieged the faculties of science, engineering and agriculture. They fired tear gas, live bullets and cartridges. That has led to one of the students at the Faculty of Science lost one of his eyes, In addition to many other injuries. These attacks, which lasted nearly four hours, have resulted in the arrest of nearly 60 students and a university professor.

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University hostel in Mansoura

3 May Security forces stormed the University hostel in Mansoura in the third evening of May 2015. They arrested one of the students and took him to an undisclosed location.

University hostel in Suez

25 May Security forces stormed the University hostel in Suez. They arrested a large number of students, including the former head of the Union of the Faculty of industrial education, who was released the next day.

University hostel for students of Al-Azhar in Assiut

28 May Security forces stormed the University hostel for the students of Al-Azhar in Assiut, after a member of the Central Restaurant assaulted a student.

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Second Section: Violations and assaults inside campus During the academic year 2014-2015, the security forces and members of the Administrative

Security of some universities have committed more than one hundred and twenty violations

against students of Egyptian universities and institutes. We show some models of these violations

through the following table:

University Date Description of assault Assiut University

14 October

The forces of the army and police have besieged the Assiut University from all its entrances. They have stopped mobile phone and Internet services in the university. The members of the Administrative Security and private security police "Falcon" have attacked the students with hoses and sticks. That has led to serious injuries among students. A number of male and female students had been detained in the administrative building of the university. Later, the female students were released and male students were deported to Assiut first police station. The moment of arresting three students from the Faculty of Science: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oj9Wli5ZB_0&feature=youtu.b Photos shows civil security men armed with wood and sticks

New Cairo Academy

21 October

Security forces besieged the Academy and a number of so-called "thugs" broke into the academy and assault on student march against the current system. Thugs also arrested a number of students and then handed them over to the security forces.

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Misr University for Science and Technology

26 October

During inspecting the students at the university gate, members of the administrative security attacked some of them by police dogs, batons and bladed weapons.

Mansoura University

30 October

Members of administrative security and members of "Falcon" assaulted number of students. The most injured student was "Abdulrahman Shaheeb" a student of Faculty of nursing. He was dragged from Faculty of Engineering to the security building of the university. He was beaten on his head until blood exploded from it, then he was received to security forces. *A video appears assaulting on the student by dragging and beating: : https://goo.gl/JCgNgN

Tanta University

3 November

Security manager of the Faculty of Law assaulted number of students by shooting living gunshots in front of the university engineering academy.

Tenth of Ramadan Institute

9 November

Security forces assaulted a demonstration against current authority at Tenth of Ramadan Institute. That led to several injuries between students. Between them 3 injuries of cartridges and one of gunshot at foot and one of the students was detained abusively.

Alexandria University

22 November

Dean of Faculty of Science assaulted number of students who began partly strike at faculty hall in El Shatbia. The dean tried to run over them by his car, so the students shouted. Administrative security members assaulted students by sticks and cursing and threatened them to follow.

Damanhur University

8 February

Administrative security members at Damanhur university assaulted number of students and detained 5.

11 February

"Mohamed Magdy" the student of the Faculty of Art was prevented to enter the university, although he was separated for only one semester.

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Faculty of Islamic Studies at the University of Al-Azhar Alexandria Branch

14 February

Administrative security members at the Faculty of Islamic Studies, Al Azhar University- Alexandria branch trapped number of female students in the faculty at 14th February 2015 in afternoon after end of demonstration against current authority.

Al Azhar university

16 February

Members of "Falcon" assaulted a female student by beat on his face in front of the Faculty of Pharmacy because she objected the inspecting.

Zagazig University

16 February

Members who called "thugs" assaulted number of students by sticks and sharp tools.

Fayoum University

17 February

Security forces assaulted a demonstration tried to go out from the campus by tear gas bombs.

New Cairo Academy

17 February

Administrative security members assaulted demonstration. They stole some of personal things from students. They trapped number of students inside administrative security building.

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Zagazig University

18 February

Members who called "thugs "assaulted demonstration by glass and sticks. They assaulted students in faculty of Engineering hall by sticks and "hocky" sticks.

Al-Azhar University in Tanta

22 February

Administrative security members assaulted a demonstration out the wall of university.

Al-Azhar University in Assiut

2 March Administrative security members assaulted a demonstration at university.

Alexandria University

9 March Number of administrative security trapped "Ahmed Misho" and "Hesham Ali", members of "Sout Elmedan" family, because they distributed papers of a campaign called "Now your Right" about faculty budget and role of student union.

Banha university

10 March

Administrative security members of the Faculty of Agriculture at Moshtahar assaulted students by beat and cursing after their demonstration. They trapped 2 students for 4 hours and then they were released.

Beni Suef University

5 April Administrative security members trapped 3 students and received them to security forces.

Al-Azhar University, Mansoura Branch

6 April Members of administrative security at Faculty of Islamic Studies trapped female students during their entry from gate. They assaulted students by cursing and threatened them not enter the faculty.

Al-Azhar University, Alexandria Branch

6 April A female student tells Faculty of Islamic Studies security assault https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7LnY484pyc&feature=youtu.be&app=desktop

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Al-Azhar University, Mansoura Branch

7 April Members of administrative security at Faculty of Islamic Studies tried to take IDs cards from 2 female students by force, so students refused to get their IDs to them. A member administrative security beat her by his hands on her abdomen and beat other female student in different places in her body her face. Her lips and gums were injured. As another infringement, the faculty clinic refused to treat the injured female student or wrote medical report about their injuries.

Alexandria University

8 April Administrative security members assaulted demonstration at medical academy by sticks and weapons.

Cairo University

19 April Members of "Falcon" assaulted a demonstration. There was fight which led to dangerous injuries between students. " Anas Elmahdy ", student of the faculty of physiotherapy , because of beat by sharp tool on his head. 30 students were detained and one female student but she was released after that.

British University

16 May Preventing a student from having his exams despite the arrest of his expulsion decision

Ain-Shams University

23 May Cancelling all the exams in the faculty of Engineering after the death of the student Islam Atito and preventing students from entering the campus

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Third Section: unfair dismissal from college and dormitories: - The deans of faculties and the presidents of various universities participated in the violations

against Egyptian university students during the academic year of 2014/2015; they issued

decisions of expulsion against students, depriving them from continuing their studies. In addition,

many students were deprived from staying in students’ dormitories and were forced to leave them.

The total figure of the expelled university students during the first semester of the academic year

2014/2015 is hundred and ninety nine (199) of both genders; seventy three (73) getting a final

expulsion, twenty five (25) getting a one-year expulsion, four (4) getting a two-year expulsion, five

(5) getting a year and a half a year expulsion and four (4) getting a one-semester expulsion.

The most noticeable charges levelled against the students, which lead to their expulsion, were:

participating in students’ demonstrations inside the university, disrupting the educational process,

obstructing lectures, deviating from the requisite students’ duty, storming university buildings,

causing damage to university buildings, breaking gates inside the university, exclaiming against

the present regime, uttering disrespectful words against the army institution, repeating

exclamations opposing the country and offending the current president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and

demonstrating against the acquittal of former president Muhammed Hosni Mubarak.

Other accusations bore a clear infringement on freedom of expression and thought

embracement, which is a right guaranteed for all citizens by the current Egyptian constitution.

Among these accusations are holding the holy Qur’an, insulting the faculty on Facebook, inciting

riots on Facebook, possessing notes that read “ freedom for the detainees” and raising the slogan

of Rabia.

Noteworthy is that the administration of the German University in Cairo had a student expelled

just because he is a detainee, which is a clear infringement of the right to freedom of expression

guaranteed to all. The administration of Alexandria University as well had the student Muhammed

Shawqi expelled on the basis of him being accused of receiving the new coming students, despite

the fact that this one of his specialties as a member of the students’ union there.

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The following table shows some cases of the arbitrary expulsion by the administrations of Egyptian

universities and institutes against students during the first semester of the academic year

2014/2015:

University’s name Date of

dismissal Dismissed students

Reasons

El Shorouq Academy 16 October 3 students The college’s administration referred them to investigation on charges of participating in student demonstrations, and then they have been dismissed.

Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University

Mohamed Abdu

Mohammed Abdul Wadud

After being accused of getting out his colleague of the security administrative office of the Faculty of Medicine, which led to the injury of a security supervisor and caused damage at the faculty, he was officially dismissed.

Al-Menoufia University October, 2014 1- Mahmoud Abdel-Fattah 2- Mahmoud Amer Attia 3- Ahmed Mohamed Kotb

The university sent a letter from the dean of the Faculty of Science that warned them of being completely dismissed from the university because of taking part in student demonstrations in specific days. However, the students proved that they were not present at the university in those days.

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Beni Suef University 1- Islam

Muhammad Khalil, second year student, Faculty of Commerce. 2- Abdullah Mohammad Sayed Hashim,

They were dismissed from the university after being accused of taking part in student demonstrations against the current system of the university.

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first year student, Faculty of Commerce. 3- Mohammed Nasser Mahmoud Amin, first year student, Faculty of Law. 4- Ali Jamal Mohammad Ali, second year student, Faculty of Arts. 5- Ali Kamal Abdul Hamid, first year student, Faculty of Law. 6- Hisham Faraj Fadl Abu Fakhra, first year student, Faculty of Commerce.

Alexandria University Mohamed Shawky Mohamed Ibrahim, student at the Faculty of Commerce and member of the student union of Alexandria University.

He was dismissed from the dormitory and forced to leave after being referred to investigation on charges of receiving new students although it is a part of his work as a member of the student union, and distributing religious leaflets.

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Cairo University October, 2014 1- Abdul Rahman Medhat Abdul Aziz, second year student, Faculty of Dar Al-Uloom. 2- Mohammed Nabil Abdel Azim, third year student, Faculty of Dar Al-Uloom. 3- Asmaa Mohammed Abdel-Aal, third year student, Faculty of Dar Al-Uloom. 4- Ahmed Hassan Ahmed Hassan, fourth year student, Faculty of Dar Al-Uloom. 5- Musab Mahmoud Abdul Khaliq, third year student, Faculty of Science. 6- Mahmoud Fadlallah Tolba, third year student, Faculty of Arts. 7- Ali Taha Mohammed Hassan, second year student, Faculty of Commerce

The students were dismissed from the university after taking part in demonstrations dated of 12, October.

Al-Mansoura University

12, November 13 students of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.

They were dismissed on charges of demonstrating against the current regime, Chanting slogans against the university’s administration and the security guards, and not committing to the requirements of being students.

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Faculty of Specific Education , Zagazig University

14, November 6 students The students were referred to disciplinary boards without giving reasons.

Damietta University 16, November 1- Saeed Renad, second year student, Faculty of Commerce, English Department. 2- Mohammed Khudair, fourth year student, Faculty of Commerce, English Department.

The university’s administration dismissed them for a month.

Higher Institute for Engineering and Technology in Kafr El-Sheikh

18, November 3 students The institute’s administration dismissed them for 15 days on charges of disrupting the educational process, considering the dismissal as a warning for the students.

Faculty of Law, Al-Mansoura University

18, November Prior president of the student union of the Faculty of Law, Al-Mansoura University.

The president of the student union was prevented to register postgraduate studies for 3 years on charges of taking part in student demonstrations at the university on 18 November, 2014.

Alexandria University 19, November 12 male and female students at the Faculty of Science.

Faculty of Specific Education , Zagazig University

1, December 1- Khaled Gomaa Ali, third year student, Department of Media. 2- Mahmoud Said al-Baghdadi, second year student, Department of Technology. 3- Mohamed Mahmoud Jaballah, second year student, Department of Technology.

The students were dismissed for a whole year on charges of affiliating to a banned organization, inciting riots, and participating in demonstrations against the regime.

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4- Muhammad Lutfi Abdel-Latif, second year student, Department of Technology. 5- Mohammed Atwa, third year student, Department of Technology. 6- Ammar Ali, third year student, Department of Technology . 7- Abdul Rahman Saeed, third year student, Department of Computer Science. 8- Moaz Abdullah Al-Barmawi, first year student, Department of Media. 9- Hasnaa Walid, , third year student, Department of Computer Science. 10- Sara Saber, fourth year student, Department of Computer Science.

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Regarding the second semester of the year (2014-2015), the number of the dismissed

students is eighty-seven; including twenty-four students who were completely dismissed,

seven were banned from the exam and then dismissed, twenty were referred to investigation

without any charges, fifteen were dismissed without prior investigation, seven were referred

to disciplinary boards, nine were dismissed for two weeks, four were dismissed for a whole

semester so that they could not attend the exams.

On the other hand, the most significant charges of which the students were accused and for which

they were dismissed were: putting up posters at the quadrangle, performing absentee funeral prayer

(Salat Algayb; it is a kind of funeral prayer performed upon a dead Muslim if he or she dies in a place

where there are no Muslims to pray for the dead. By contrast, if someone dies and a funeral prayer

is performed on his or her behalf, no other prayer is necessary) at the quadrangle, taking part in

demonstrations at the campus, disrupting educational process, and interrupting lectures.

We will review some cases of unfair dismissal of the male and female students by the

administrations of the Egyptian universities and institutes during the second semester of the

academic year (2014/2015):

University Dismis

sal Date

Dismissal Students Causes

14 January

6 students They do university activities and reception new students and putting papers on wall without permit.

Alexandria

University,

Faculty of

Medicine

18 January

1- Asmaa El BRENS 2- Yomna El Hofy 3- Ahmed Fawzy 4- Ahmed Khaled

Students were prevented to enter exams because they finished absent days, although they absented because of their dismissal from the faculty administration.

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The four students were referred to investigation because they were accused that they shared in a demonstration against current authority. Then a decision of

February nddismissing them confirmed at 222014.

1-Eslam Hemeda, fourth year, Civil Department.

2-Mahmoud Mesbah, Fourth

year, Civil Department.

3-Mahmoud

Hassona, Fourth year, Civil

Department.

4-Anas Shehab, Second year,

Civil Department.

15 November

El Sharif Engineering Faculty

1-Osama Gamal El Ghazaly, first year, Faculty of Art.

2-Moaz Helmy Sallam, first year, Faculty of Art.

27 February

Faculty of Art, Monufia University

They were referred to investigation because they were accused that they shared in riot

March 2015. thevents at 10

10 students 27 February

Faculty of Agriculture, Banha University

They were dismissed for different times. They were accused for praying absent pray at faculty hall. Faculty administration did not finish investigations with all students. Faculty administration issued a dismissal law for 3 students without any accusations or investigations or even giving them the right of defense themselves with a violation of all laws of list organization universities in the part of disciplinary boards and dismissal students or warning them.

10 students 2 March

Faculty of Engineering, Monufia University

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They were referred to disciplinary boards because they were accused of share a demonstration against current authority.

1-Mahmoud Ragab Essawy

2-Mohamed Galal Mahmoud El Khour

3-Moaz Mohamed El Khodary

4-Ahmed Mohamed Abdulkader Ramadan

5 March

Tenth of Ramadan Institute

A decision of dismissing him for 15 days. Ahmed El Adawy 8 March

El Sharif Engineering Faculty

They were dismissed because they accused of pray absent pray for air defense events dead.

1-Mohamed Yousry T'eelb, first year

2-Ahmed Elazab Abdulaziz Atia, primary year

3-Sohail Mohamed Bakr Ibrahim, first year

9 March

Monufia University

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4-Abdulrahman Labib Farouk Hendy, Third year

5-Abdullah Rabee Shehata El Gezzawy, primary year

6-Abdullah Abdulwahed Abdullah Kabel, second year

7-Mahmoud Samir Wahba, first year

8-Asmaa Azmy EL Said Galbat, second year female student

9-Ahmed Yousif Younis, second year

10-Ali Mohsen Hamid El Said, first year

11-Rawda Mohamed Abdulaziz Ayad, first year female student

12- Said Hashim, first year

They were referred to investigations 10 female students 10 March

Faculty of Islamic Studies, Al Azhar University, Tfhna El Ashraf

There was a minutes of arousing riot inside the campus and assaulting security members. They were dismissed because of this minutes without investigation or previous alarm.

1-Abdullah Ragab, Faculty of Art

2-Mohamed Abdullatif, Faculty of Agriculture

3-Hamdy Hamto, Faculty of Art

4-Ahmed El Kamhawy, Faculty of Agriculture

10 March

Damanhour University

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5-Ahmed Hamid, Faculty of Agriculture

There was a final dismissal decision against them because they shared in a demonstration against current authority

1-Hager Saber Youssif Mohamed

2-Lamiaa Magdy Fathy Ali

4 April Faculty of Islamic Studies, Al Azhar University, Tfhna El Ashraf

They were referred to investigation because they shared in a demonstration against current authority

1-Abdulrahman Ahmed Abdultawab Mohamed

2-Ragab Mohamed Ahmed El Said

16 April

Faculty of Science, Al Azhar University, Assuit

Faculty administration prevented them from attending lectures and they were prevented from doing exams.

1-Mohmed Ahmed Mohamed Mostafa

2-Mostafa Mohamed Abo El Kassem Mohamed

23 April

Faculty of Pharmacy, Al

Azhar University,

Assuit

There was a decision of dismissing them without causes.

Anas Ibrahim Abo Sharaf

3 May Faculty of Theology and Advocacy, Tanta University

The student was surprised after trapping that he was dismissed from all university of Egypt.

Omar Mamdoh Hassanin Nasr

4 May Faculty of Education, Zagazig University

They were referred to disciplinary board and then they were dismissed for a complete semester

1-Ahmed Adel Hassan, third year

2-Mustafa Mustafa Salem, fourth year

3-Mohamed Ragab Said, fourth year

4-Mohamed Khaled, first year

4 May Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University

6 students were dismissed. Accusation: burning in a room of university hostel. Omar Mohamed is already detained.

1-Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed Badawy, third year, faculty of pharmacy

24 May Al Azhar University, Assuit

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(All of them except Tae'e were detained and exposed coercive disappear last month after Omar releasing)

2-Omar Mohamed Abdullah El Sebaie, third year, faculty of pharmacy

3-Mustafa Mohamed Abo El Wafa Hassan, third year, faculty of pharmacy

4-Mustafa Mohamed Abo El Kassem Mohamed, third year, faculty of pharmacy

5-Tae'a Said Mohamed Ahmed, Third year, faculty of Arabic

6-Abdulrahman Ahmed Abdultawab Mohamed, third year, faculty of science

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Fourth section: Refferring to Military Trials: The current Egyptian president Abdul Fattah El Sisi widened the scope of the specialities of the

military courts when he issued a decision to allow military to guard buildings with the police; so,

whoever attacks any country property or even just accused of attacking gets referred to a military

court .

Worth mentioning that this law is against all international and local laws besides what the Egyptian

constitution stated that the punishment is personal and no crime or punishment without a specific

law, which is not clear in the military law regarding many crimes.

The previous decision is violating the international announcement of the human rights in the UN

that stated that all people are on equal foot in front of law and all of them are supposed to be

protected by law and they have the right to be protected without any prejudice or discrimination" .

The Egyptian legislator went away from that when he decided to refer civilians to a military court.

The year 2014/2015 witnessed a jump in the number of students referred to military courts;

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In the following few lines we will review some samples for students in the Egyptian

Universities who were referred to the military courts:

1- Mansoura University :

30 students and 2 members of the teaching board were referred to a military court in 6 cases 3 of

them were on 5th Jan 2015 as 4 students and a doctor in the faculty of science were referred to

another case on the same day. Students were arrested randomly from the University campus , on

the 30 October 2014 then they were accused of belonging to a banned group , provoking riots and

destroying the front of the managerial building.

On the same day 5th Jan, 2015, 8 students and a professor were referred to military trial due to

accusing them of cutting through the road and demonstrating without a permission recorded with

number 10753 for 2014, misdemeanour court, Mansoura.

On the first Jan 2015 another Mansoura student and a student in one of the private universities

were arrested randomly from the University and they were accused of owning Molotov bottles,

provoking riots and demonstrating without a permission.

On the 25 December 2014 6 students were referred to the military judgement in case number 14

241 for 2014 that they had burning materials, they had destroyed the gate of the faculty of

pharmacy and demonstrating without a permission.

2- Azhar University:

* Three students were referred to the military court in case7617 for 2014 through East Cairo

prosecution, and other 5 students were referred to the military court on 16/11/2014 due to

accusing them of burning Azhar University control units.

On the 20th November 2014 the prosecution referred case 5362 to the military court that 2 Azhar

students are accused with cutting through Kafr El Sheikh railway besides a student in the Al

Shereef engineering institute. Also, Ahmad Salah Abdo Morgan was referred to the military court

due to accusing him of exploding Kafr El Sheikh court in case 11030 for 2014.

-6 students of Al Azhar University, Zagazig branch, were referred to military trials. They were

accused in verbal (2014/16654). 6 students from Zagazig university referred because accused

them in the same trial:

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Verdicts Accusations Number of students

University

Among five years to 25 years and 7 students were acquitted

Picturing a military site without a permit from Nasr city, cutting through the roads, threatening of using violence, attacking security members, exploding Mobinil network towers in Minya EL Kamh, shooting fire, burning cotton barn in Meet Ghamr, burning a car for a policeman

60 Azhar ( all branches)

5 to 10 years 3 Sallab

30 years as a collective verdict in 2 cases

Belonging to a banned group

2 Culture and science city

1 6 October

5 years 1 Delta

5 years 1 NU

Making a terrorist cell target security members

2 10th of Ramadan

7 years on the 19 May 2015 plus 5 years on the 21 April 2015

1 Medical institute

4 years on the 6th May 2015

1 Russian University

5 years Burning a cotton barn in Meet Ghamr, Cutting through Mansoura road and burning a police man car.

1 Shorouk Academy

1 Obour institute

0 years1 Burning the real estate property and shooting fire.

Medina Higher institute for engineering

3 to 5 years Destroying military properties

17 Menoufeia University

2 to 10 years Attacking security guards in the police club

16 Zagazig University

10 years Demonstrating without a permission, provoking riots, ruining electricity generators

5 Cairo University

3 to 25 years Demonstrating without a permission, provoking riots, attacking security members of the university, trying to kill a police officer, burning

50 Mansoura University

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a police car, urging violence.

10 years Urging to demonstrate, destroying the electronic gates, burning electricity generators, trials to overthrow the regime, illegal demonstrating , burning the insurance building.

17 Assiut University

Burning the real estate building

3 Helwan University

All life Stealing a yacht follows the marines

12 Ain Shams University

Burning the real estate building and shooting fire

4 Beny sweif University

1 Port Said University

3 years Attacking security forces belonging to an illegal group

2 Damietta University

Demonstrating without a permission urging to provoke riots.3

4 Ismailia University

5 years Burning a police car, burning Samanoud train.

6 Tanta University

A student was sentenced to 3 years and 50000 pounds bail and the rest of students were sentenced to 5 years.

Exploding Kafr EL Sheikh court and burning the gate of the faculty of pharmacy

4 Kafr El Sheikh

Collective sentence 15 for 2 students

Making a terrorist cell targets country properties and the judges club

5 Fayoum University

All life 1 Aviation Institute

2 Aswan University

18 years Burning the judges club in Suez, ruining relationships between Egypt and KSA, burning the Saudi consulate in Suez

1 Benha University

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Conclusion:

At this point, the summary of our efforts during the entire past academic year ends. It is introduced

to you through this report, which bears within it violations so grave that no book can describe

them. This is a conclusive proof of the deteriorated state of the human rights in Egypt under the

current authorities and its security services. Not only do they ignore all the laws, but also the

international charters; they completely disregard the future, psyche and health of the students.

Furthermore, they chase them in the streets and universities and storm their homes on the basis

of the students’ political views and religious beliefs. Their violations on the students’ rights of

freedom and decent life did not stop at that point. They intentionally abuse them during their

detention by depriving them from appropriate detention conditions, which are supposed to suite

their humanity as well as match the articles of the current Egyptian constitution and the

international laws. This abuse seriously affected their psychological and health safety.

By presenting this report, we hold the current Egyptian authorities responsible for the safety of

those students. We also hold them responsible for the murder of tens of students on the hands of

the security forces. We hold the National Council for Human Rights as well responsible for its

silence in front of all these increasing violations, instead of taking measures that enable those

being abused to call those who abused them to account. We finally hold civil society organizations,

inside and outside Egypt, responsible for revealing those violations, stopping them and bringing

those involved in them to trial.

On our part, we, the Freedom Seekers Observatory, affirm that we will not spare an effort to

reveal any violation against any student whatever this violation is or wherever it occurs. We will

keep demanding to bring those committing these crimes, which are crimes with no statute of

limitations, against the students of Egyptian universities and institutes.

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