Latest Updates

AFTE condemns the detention of Rajia Omran, Chairwoman of its Board of Trustees, after she participates in a solidarity event with women in Palestine

AFTE’s Weekly Legal Bulletin (14:21 April 2024)|: Continuing the detention of two accused of demonstrating in solidarity with Palestine, the Criminal court renewed the imprisonment of a human rights lawyer and a student, and Shebin Al-Qanater’s misdemeanor acquitted Ahmed Al-Sawaf of the charge of escaping from police surveillance

AFTE’s Weekly Legal Bulletin (7:14 April 2024)|: Release of two defendants who were arrested for participating in pro-Gaza demonstrations in front of the Journalists Syndicate and renewal of the detention of a mosque’s custodian pending investigations

AFTE’s Weekly Legal Bulletin (31 March: 7 April 2024)| Two persons were detained for demonstrating in support of Gaza in front of the Journalists Syndicate, and renewal of the detention of 4 others, including academic Ahmed AlTohamy

Policy Papers

Selecting university leaders within the framework of University autonomy

Position Papers

Point of order “Speech doesn’t go to court”

Viewership research and promotion of competitiveness in the media

The National Center for Translation: Towards decentralized culture

What’s next?! (Position paper on the amendment of the art-centric syndicates law)

Forbidden criticism .. Does Mido deserve accountability and punishment?

Policy Papers

Selecting university leaders within the framework of University autonomy

Position Papers

Point of order “Speech doesn’t go to court”

Most Read

Top secret .. How did laws restrict the circulation of information in Egypt?

Blocked Websites List

Decision from an Unknown Body: On blocking websites in Egypt

The files of detained journalists, creators and acadiemics

Detained Academics

Detained Journalists

Detained Creators

Legal news

The Administrative Court scheduled the verdict of student Omar Ali’s case against the decision to dismiss him from the Taibah Higher Institute for 12 May session

Al-Darb Al-Ahmar Misdemeanor Court renews the detention of mosque servant Khaled Helmy for 15 days

Criminal Court renews the detention of the human rights lawyer Ahmed Nazeer El-Helw for 45 days after more than one year and a half in pre-trial detention

Criminal court renews the detention of student Ahmed El-Toukhy for 45 days in his second case

Weekly Legal Bulletin

AFTE’s Weekly Legal Bulletin (7:14 April 2024)|: Release of two defendants who were arrested for participating in pro-Gaza demonstrations in front of the Journalists Syndicate and renewal of the detention of a mosque’s custodian pending investigations

AFTE’s Weekly Legal Bulletin (31 March: 7 April 2024)| Two persons were detained for demonstrating in support of Gaza in front of the Journalists Syndicate, and renewal of the detention of 4 others, including academic Ahmed AlTohamy

AFTE’s Weekly Legal Bulletin (24:31 March 2024)| Renewal of the detention of the Vice-President of the Strong Egypt Political Party, the release of an employee and the renewal of the detention of another, and the case of journalist Hassan Al-Qabany was reserved for the hearing on May 12

AFTE’s Weekly Legal Bulletin (17: 24 March 2024)| Release of Al-Jazeera Mubasher journalist Rabie Al-Sheikh and renewal the detention of 7 others, including a member of the Al-Tantawy campaign and two fans of Al-Ahly Club

Monthly Newsletter

AFTE’s Newsletter: February 2024

AFTE’s Newsletter: January 2024

AFTE’s Newsletter: November 2023

AFTE’s Newsletter: October 2023

Statements

AFTE condemns security crackdown on pro-Palestine demonstrators and calls for their immediate release

AFTE calls on the Egyptian authorities to immediately release journalist Rana Mamdouh

AFTE condemns banning its lawyers from attending sessions with each defendant separately before the Third Circuit of the Terrorism Criminal Court

Joint statements

Egypt: Human Rights Group and its Director Threatened and  Smeared  … Reprisals Follow Reports on Gaza Border Activity 

Joint statement: Egyptian and international civil society organizations call for Badr Mohamed’s immediate release

Egypt: Authorities must stop targeting independent news website Mada Masr

Further Publications

Research

Prohibited… On the crackdown on social media content creators

Elections lacking legitimacy …. The third quarterly report on the state of freedom of expression in Egypt‬ (from 1 July to 30 September 2023)

Universities as one of the authorities’ tools: Report on universities’ surveillance of academics’ off-campus activities

Paper on “restrictions on media freedom” submitted by AFTE to the national dialogue

Advocacy

AFTE condemns the detention of Rajia Omran, Chairwoman of its Board of Trustees, after she participates in a solidarity event with women in Palestine

AFTE condemns security crackdown on pro-Palestine demonstrators and calls for their immediate release

AFTE’s Newsletter: March 2024

Joint statement: Egypt must immediately and unconditionally release anti-torture protester Mahmoud Hussein

Legal Updates

AFTE’s Weekly Legal Bulletin (14:21 April 2024)|: Continuing the detention of two accused of demonstrating in solidarity with Palestine, the Criminal court renewed the imprisonment of a human rights lawyer and a student, and Shebin Al-Qanater’s misdemeanor acquitted Ahmed Al-Sawaf of the charge of escaping from police surveillance

AFTE files a lawsuit against the Faculty of Arts at Banha University for its refusal to appoint a teaching assistant despite her eligibility

AFTE’s Weekly Legal Bulletin (7:14 April 2024)|: Release of two defendants who were arrested for participating in pro-Gaza demonstrations in front of the Journalists Syndicate and renewal of the detention of a mosque’s custodian pending investigations

Supreme State Security releases Ahmed Abdel Karim after his arrest for participating in a protest against the war in Gaza

State Security Prosecution Released  Mustafa Ramadan who is imprisoned due to his participation in a demonstration of solidarity with Palestine in front of the Journalists Syndicate

Legislations

Draft of Access to Information Law 2023 submitted by AFTE to the national dialogue

Egyptian judicial rulings and freedom of information

Pretrial detention in Egyptian legislation

Open Access.. Arab regional lessons drawn from information access laws in Jordan and Tunisia

Top secret .. How did laws restrict the circulation of information in Egypt?