Egypt Military Tortured Protesters, Amnesty International Says

The Egyptian military, which is running the country after President Hosni Mubarak’s ouster, tortured protesters to intimidate them and get information about planned demonstrations, said Amnesty International.

Former detainees said they were subjected to whippings, beatings, electric shocks and threatened with rape, the rights group said in a statement on its website today. At least two protesters are still being held without charge after they were arrested while carrying leaflets in Cairo in support of the anti-government protests, Amnesty said, citing relatives and friends of the men, who are brothers.