Egypt Virginity Test

• US postpones award for Egyptian woman over tweets

  The Obama administration is postponing an award for an Egyptian activist who rallied worldwide attention against forced "virginity tests" on female protesters because of anti-American and anti-Semitic comments discovered on her Twitter account.

• Egypt acquits 'virginity test' military doctor

  An Egyptian military tribunal on Sunday acquitted an army doctor of a charge of public obscenity filed by a protester who claimed she was forced to undergo a virginity test while in detention. The court denied the humiliating tests even took place, despite a ruling by another court and admissions by generals quoted by a leading rights group.

• Egypt court orders end to 'virginity tests'

  A Cairo court on Tuesday ordered the Egyptian army to stop forced virginity tests on female detainees.

• Egypt military rulers vow no more virginity tests

  Egypt's military rulers have promised that women in custody will not be subjected to virginity tests in future, Human Rights Watch said today.An apparent admission by a general last month in an interview with CNN that some female protesters detained in March had been forced to undergo the tests sparked an outcry, with Amnesty International calling ...

• Egyptian bloggers protest against 'virginity tests'

  Activists and bloggers are pressing Egypt's military rulers to investigate accusations of serious abuses against protesters, including claims that soldiers subjected female detainees to so-called "virginity tests."Bloggers say they will hold a day of online protest on Wednesday to voice their outrage, adding to criticism of the Supreme Council of t...