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Life in danger: Moaz Al-Sharqawy has been forcibly disappeared for 22 days; deep concerns about his safety
AFTE’s Weekly Legal Bulletin (21: 28 May 2023)| The detention of 12 defendants, including TV presenter Hala Fahmy and Marwa Arafa renewed
AFTE’s Weekly Legal Bulletin (14: 21 May 2023) The detention of four defendants was renewed, including Chocalata and Warda; and activist Wessam Salah was released
Egypt: 1526 citizens on terrorism lists for an additional five years further evidences justice system’s deterioration
Q&A: Interview with politician Ahmed al-Tantawy removed from Facebook after a report from Channel One TV
AFTE submits a report to the Public Prosecutor after poet Jalal Al-Behairi escalated his hunger strike and refraining from taking his heart and depression medications to a full hunger strike
For the 10th time, Supreme State Security Prosecution renewed the detention of Ahmed Tarek and Basma Hegazy for 15 days over a sarcastic video
Criminal Court renews the detention of four students for 45 days for creating a sarcastic event on Facebook
AFTE’s weekly legal bulletin (7: 14 May 2023) | The detention of Sherif El-Rouby and other 15 defendants was renewed despite El-Rouby’s suffering from the severe inflammation of the seventh nerve and his inability to speak, and Mohamed Abdel Qader, the uncle of potential presidential candidate Ahmed El-Tantawy was released on 5,000 EGP bail
AFTE’s Weekly Legal Bulletin (30 April: 7 May 2023) | The uncle of the potential presidential candidate Ahmed El-Tantawy detained, and the detention of 8 defendants renewed
AFTE’s Weekly Legal Bulletin (16: 23 April 2023) | The detention of Mohamed Abou Mandour and Ahmed Oraby for Facebook posts and two other defendants renewed; the Administrative Judicial Court refers AFTE’s appeal against Helwan University to the State Commissioners Authority to consult its legal opinion
On World Press Freedom Day, the Egyptian government should release imprisoned journalists and settle this issue completely
Forcing the Medical Syndicate to delete content from its Facebook page is a new violation of freedom of expression
Joint statement: Human rights organizations condemn the continued abuses against mechanical engineering professor Manar Al-Tantawy
Egypt: As National Dialogue starts, family and supporters of Ahmed Tantawy arrested after he announced his intent to run as president
The first quarterly report on the state of freedom of expression in Egypt (1 January – 31 March 2023)
Violations overshadow reform pledges.. The annual report on the state of freedom of expression in Egypt 2022
Banned from the Cairo International Book Fair A report on the activities of the 54th Cairo International Book Fair
Life in danger: Moaz Al-Sharqawy has been forcibly disappeared for 22 days; deep concerns about his safety
Egypt: 1526 citizens on terrorism lists for an additional five years further evidences justice system’s deterioration
Joint statement: Human rights organizations condemn the continued abuses against mechanical engineering professor Manar Al-Tantawy
AFTE’s Weekly Legal Bulletin (21: 28 May 2023)| The detention of 12 defendants, including TV presenter Hala Fahmy and Marwa Arafa renewed
AFTE’s Weekly Legal Bulletin (14: 21 May 2023) The detention of four defendants was renewed, including Chocalata and Warda; and activist Wessam Salah was released
For posting about price hikes, the Supreme State Security Prosecution renews Mohsen Gamal’s detention for 15 days
AFTE’s weekly legal bulletin (7: 14 May 2023) | The detention of Sherif El-Rouby and other 15 defendants was renewed despite El-Rouby’s suffering from the severe inflammation of the seventh nerve and his inability to speak, and Mohamed Abdel Qader, the uncle of potential presidential candidate Ahmed El-Tantawy was released on 5,000 EGP bail