Deportee Who Criticized African Police Arrested
Rights groups say Soliman was removed from a hotel after criticizing alleged police violence, and another deportee was also arrested.
- On Friday, Egyptian deportee Ahmed Soliman was taken into police custody in Equatorial Guinea and is being held incommunicado, his attorney said.
- The Trump administration has struck multiple agreements with African governments since last year to accept migrants the United States cannot legally return home.
- Security forces at Hotel Bamy seized migrant phones on Saturday after an altercation, citing a Reuters story as justification and targeting detainees following Soliman's media outreach.
- A coalition of human rights groups demanded Equatorial Guinea immediately confirm the whereabouts and safety of detainees, stating they had been subjected to police violence and are held incommunicado.
- In June, the coalition filed a formal complaint against Equatorial Guinea at the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights over the agreement with Washington to accept third-country deportees.
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Deportee who criticized African police arrested
An Egyptian man who was deported from the U.S. to Equatorial Guinea, and who spoke out against alleged rough treatment by security forces there, was taken into police custody and is being held incommunicado, his lawyer said Friday.
Deportee in Equatorial Guinea who criticised police tactics taken into custody, lawyer says
An Egyptian man who was deported from the United States to Equatorial Guinea, and who has spoken out against alleged rough treatment by security forces there, has been taken into police custody and is being held incommunicado, his lawyer said on Friday.
Five Latin Americans deported to Equatorial Guinea face precarious conditions and poor medical care in a Malabo hotel. Local lawyers denounce inhuman treatment during their transfer from the U.S. and the lack of responses to their asylum requests. The promises of dignified treatment by the Equatoguinean government have not been fulfilled, leaving those deported in a legal limbo. Human rights organizations criticize deportation agreements that ex…
Arrest of an Egyptian Deported From the United States to Equatorial Guinea for Speaking to the Media
Abuja (Nigeria): An Egyptian citizen was arrested in Equatorial Guinea, to which he was deported from the United States and taken to an unknown place, according to his lawyer on Friday, fearing that he would be arrested against the background of his speaking to the media. Ahmed Sulaiman, who was legally protected to reside in the United States, was deported to Equatorial Guinea earlier than [...].
Equatorial Guinea: US Deportee Detained After Criticising Police Over Torture
By Enyichukwu Enemanna An Egyptian man deported from the United States to Equatorial Guinea, has been taken into police custody and is being held incommunicado, his lawyer said on Friday. This comes after Ahmed Soliman spoke out against alleged rough treatment by security forces in the African country. Police in Equatorial Guinea had pulled guns […]
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