Creativity Freedoms

Prepared by Mahmoud Othman, AFTE lawyer Editor: Mohamed Abdel Salam, Director of AFTE Research Unit Contents Methodology Introduction: First: the censorship restrictions imposed on drama: Artistic works: legal powers to exercise…

The Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) condemns the recent decisions by the artistic unions to cancel and suspend the memberships of its members for political and moral reasons. AFTE considers such practices a…

View full report in PDF  Prepared by Sarah Ramadan, AFTE researcher Edited by Mohamed Abdelsalam Director, AFTE research unit Content - Methodology - Introduction - The Supreme Council introduces the work of the Drama Committee - The Drama…

By: Sara Ramadan, a researcher at Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression Edited by: Mohamed Abd-Alsalam, head of research department Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression condemns The Civil Defense suspension of the…

Prepared by: Mahmoud Othman, AFTE lawyer Editor: Mohamed Abdel Salam, director, AFTE research unit Introduction On July 11, 2018, the Official Gazette published a decision by the Prime Minister concerning the organization of…

Prepared by Mahmoud Othman, AFTE lawyer Edited by Mohamed Abdel Salam, Director, AFTE research unit Introduction For the second time in the career of director Khaled Youssef, security authorities intervene to ban a film of his making, but…

read the full paper in pDF Prepared by: Sarah Ramadan Researcher, Association for Freedom of thought and Expression (AFTE) Editor: Mohamed Abdel Salam, director of AFTE research unit Summary In January 2018, Dr. Inas Abdel-Dayem, in a…

View full report in PDF There is still a steady decline in the situation of freedom of expression in Egypt, where various state institutions are involved in restricting freedom of expression and prosecuting individuals who express…

View Full report in PDF. The Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) issued a legal paper entitled "Creativity certificates: about the judiciary assessment of creative works", on the 20th of March 2017. The paper discussed…

EGYPT SHOULD ABOLISH CENSORSHIP OF THE ARTS   AFTE and Freemuse today publish an extensive study ‘Censors of Creativity’ on censorship of artistic expression in Egypt. The study reveals the Egyptian government needs to reform the current…