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1 January 2019 Zagazig Criminal Court extended the pretrial detention of Islam Farahat, journalist at Masr Al-Arabia website, for 45 days pending investigations in case 1600/2018 state security.Remanding Farahat is affecting is health…

2 December 2018  Alexandria Criminal Court had acquitted Karmoz’s photojournalist Ahmed Fouad, along with nine other defendants, from all charges in case that dates back to 25 January revolution's third anniversary.The defendants were…

6 November 2018 Cairo Criminal Court rejected the Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression's (AFTE) appeal on renewing the detention of photojournalist Mohamed El-Husseini for 45 days pending case 915/2017. He and another…

18 November 2018 State Security Prosecutor released Youm7 journalist Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim Ezz. The journalist was held pending investigations in case 205/2015, known as "Mekamleen 1" case. He is accused of joining a terrorist group and…

4 November 2018  The Supreme Administrative Court adjourned the appeal of former Maspero General Manager, Ali Hussein Abu Hamila, to December 24. Accordingly, Maspero's management and Abu Hamila should submit their final memoranda within…

Trial Of Karmoz’s Photojournalist Ahmed Fouad, Along With Nine Other Defendants, Was Postponed To 2nd December 2018 Session.

4 October 2018 State Security Prosecutor extended the detention of the chief editor of Masr Al-Arabia news website Adel Sabry for 15 days pending investigations in case 441/2018 State Security. The prosecutor also scheduled Adel's session…

20 June 2018 Supreme Court has decided to dismiss Ali Hasanen Abo-Hemila of his posession as the manager of Outdoors Recordings of Nile Drama channel. Ali was facing the charges of "going in a directio that doesn't respect his work duty,…

Emergencies Prosecution of North Giza has renewed the detention of the photojournalist Magdy Khaled Mohamed, known as Wagdy Khaled, for 15 days pending investigation. Wagdy has been charged with joining the Muslim Brotherhood group and…

15th March 2018  East Alexandria Court has decided the release of the journalist Mai Al-Sabagh and the photojournalist Ahmed Mostafa with 1000 and 2000 EGP fine respectively. The two defendant had been charged with joining an illegally…