| – The Supreme State Security Prosecution renewed the detention of activist Ahmed Douma four times, then referred him to trial. The New Cairo Misdemeanor Court postponed the hearing to May 13.
– The Criminal Court renewed the detention of Mohamed Mostafa Sayed Saleh twice and released him later.
– The trial of Ramy Darwish was postponed to June 21 due to inclement weather.
– The Administrative Court referred the appeal of Dr. Walid El Hamamsy, lecturer in the English Department at the Faculty of Arts, against his suspension from work to the Disciplinary Court.
– The Freedom of Thought and Expression Foundation submitted a petition to the Public Prosecutor requesting the release of Mostafa Ahmed Ramadan Tawfik, who is suspected of having bladder cancer. The Supreme State Security Prosecution renewed his detention for 15 days.
– The detention of a merchant and a farmer was renewed on charges of terrorism and spreading false news.
– The detention of a citizen who supports former presidential candidate Ahmed Tantawi was renewed despite him having already spent more than two years in pretrial detention.
– The trial of a tuk-tuk driver was postponed to June to continue hearing witness testimonies.
– The trial of Al-Husseini Farghali has been postponed until June in connection with a video he posted about the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
– The Cairo Criminal Court has postponed the trial of Abdullah Saeed until June 9.
– The Supreme State Security Prosecution renewed the detention of lawyer Mohamed Ibrahim Suleiman for 15 days in connection with Facebook posts.
– The Supreme State Security Prosecution renewed the detention of pharmacist Sari Shaaban Mahmoud twice, for 15 days each time, in connection with Facebook posts.
– The Cairo Criminal Court postponed the hearing of Marwa Arafa’s case until July 4.
– State Security detained a member of the LGBTQ+ community for 15 days.
– After nearly six years in pretrial detention, the trial of photojournalist Karim Salem was postponed until July 4.
– A worker was detained for 15 days in connection with Facebook posts.
– The Criminal Court renewed the detention of Mahmoud Abu Saree for 45 days, despite him exceeding the legal limit for pretrial detention.
– The Supreme Administrative Court will hear the Ministry of Higher Education’s appeal against the court ruling promoting Dr. Manar Tantawi on May 16. |
