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State Security Prosecution approved on Sunday a request of the detained satirical vlogger Shady Abu Zeid's lawyers for a temporary release order allowing Shady to attend the burial and the funeral of his father. The satirist's father passed…

9 January 2019 Cairo Criminal Court renewed today the pretrial remand of journalists Hassan Al-Banna and Mostafa Al-A'sar for 45 days pending case 441/2018. Al-Banna and Al-A'sar are facing similar charges of circulating fake news, and…

Giza Criminal Court extended yesterday the pretrial detention of photographer Ahmed Tarek for 45 days pending investigations in case 467/2018.Tarek, known as Arnoub (pet name for a rabbit), is accused of joining a terrorist group and…

Cairo Criminal Court has sentenced activist Ahmed Douma to 15 years of aggravate imprisonment and a fine of EGP 6 million (USD 33,4243) in the case that is known as the Cabinet Clashes. The vocal activist is being tried on the background of…

Giza Criminal Court extended On Tuesday the pretrial detention of activist Shady El-Ghazaly Harb for 45 days pending investigations in case 621/2018 State Security.Harb is charged with joining a terrorist group, spreading false news, and…

17 December 2018 Sharqia Criminal Court extended the detention of lawyer Gomaa Hijabl for 15 days pending case 641/2018. Gomaa was detained in April in front of Bilbis Court, in Sharqia, on April 29 at 8 am. He is charged with  joining a…

30 December 2018  State Security Prosecution extended the detention of Mustafa Hijab, engineering student at Al-Azhar University, for 15 days pending investigations in case 1175/2018 Higher State Security.Hijab is charged with joining a…

31 December 2018 State Security prosecutor extended the detention of activist Sameh Ramadan Soudi for 15 days pending investigations in case 1305/2018 State Security.On August 23, Egyptian authorities arrested Soudi along with the former…

Maadi Misdemeanor Court has sentenced activist Amal Fathy to two years in prison for publishing a video about sexual harassment in case 7991/2018.The activist was conditionally released on December 27 pending another case (621/2018 state…

25 December 2018 Cairo Criminal Court adjourned the consideration of Mohamed Al-Qassas' detention to December 29, session as he was not transported to the court. Al-Qassas, deputy president of Strong Egypt Party, has been held in custody…