Date of source: Thursday, January 19, 2006
Egyptian authorities released 1550 Sudanese refugees after security forces cleared a protest camp in Cairo, an official source at the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs told al-Ahrām.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 18, 2006
The sit in of a group of Sudanese in Cairo ended in bloodshed with around 600 people being taken to Shibīn al-Kum prison.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 17, 2006
During his meeting with leaders of the Egyptian National Council for Human Rights, Congressman Frank Wolf raised yesterday the issues of Coptic persecution, Ghad Party leader Ayman Nour’s imprisonment and Sudanese refugees in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, January 8, 2006
Egyptian authorities have detained hundreds of Sudanese refugees in several camps in preparation to deport those who have no UNHCR registry documents. About three million Sudanese are living in Egypt; most of them are crushed by abject poverty, including 50 million refugees and asylum seekers, with...
Date of source: Sunday, January 8, 2006
A critique of the Egyptian government’s handling of the Sudanese refugees protesting in Cairo.
Date of source: Thursday, January 5, 2006
Claims that Christian missionaries are targeting African refugees and immigrants in Cairo and encouraging them to convert to Christianity in return for work and accommodation.
Date of source: Friday, December 30, 2005
After negotiations failed to end a three month long sit in being staged by Sudanese refugees in a public square in central Cairo, security forces took measures to end the protest, resulting in a stampede, which killed 25 Sudanese. 76 Egyptian policemen were also injured after demonstrators hurled...
Date of source: Sunday, October 30, 2005
A press release from the United Nations High Commission for Refugees in Cairo concerning rumors around the demonstrations in central Cairo.
Date of source: Saturday, November 5, 2005 to Friday, November 11, 2005
One of the protesters, Muhammad ‘Abd al-Mon‘im, 30, said he was forced to leave his country and leave everything he possessed to come to Egypt with his family after the war crushed their nation and security risks reached their peak.
Date of source: Sunday, December 15, 2002
The year report of 2001 including an overview of the special reports written for the RNSAW. The year 2001 was marked by a strong increase in the number of special reports, providing readers with information that is not available elsewhere.