The Ministry of Interior of Egypt in partnership with Naif Arab University for Security Sciences (NAUSS), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and UN Office of Counterterrorism (UNOCT) hosted a high-level regional training workshop on the use of biometrics and traveler information to enhance border security capacities. The three-day workshop was hosted by the Ministry of Interior’s Police Academy in Cairo between 27 to 29 July 2021 and chaired by General Dr. Ahmed Ibrahim Assistant Minister of Interior and President of the Police Academy as well as Mr. Khalid bin Abdulaziz Alharfash NAUSS Vice President for External Relations.
This workshop, which is part of existing partnership cooperation between NAUSS, IOM and UNOCT and the host government Egypt, gathered 55 senior Ministry of Interior officials from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Republic of Tunisia, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Union of the Comoros, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Arab Republic of Egypt, t
International Organization for Migration (IOM) and Partners Host Regional Workshop on Border Management and Security in Cairo
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Disturbing Pattern: Egyptian Student Disappears After Police Interrogation Published February 7th, 2021 - 08:42 GMT
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CEU Rector and President Michael Ignatieff called for Santawy’s “immediate release and for his safe return to his family and to his studies”.
The disappearance of Ahmed Samir Santawy is the latest in a disturbing pattern of intimidation and harassment of academics and researchers by Egyptian authorities.
An Egyptian graduate student and human rights researcher, Ahmed Samir Santawy, has been arbitrarily detained by Egyptian national security forces after being interrogated on February 1.
According to a statement by the Association of the Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE), Santawy’s lawyer was not allowed to attend and provide him with legal assistance while in police custody on the day, and all communication has been cut off since.