24 May 2023

On May 24, the Criminal Court (First Circuit) decided to renew the detention of the journalist at Al-Bawaba newspaper and the member of the Journalists Syndicate, Karim Ebrahim, for 45 days, pending investigations of lawsuit No. 569 of 2020 (Supreme State Security Prosecution).

Ebrahim completed his third year in pretrial detention; as he was arrested in April against the backdrop of the clashes in the Alamiria district, he was forcibly disappeared for six months before appearing before the prosecution which accused him of joining a terrorist group.

11 April 2023 “Criminal Court renews the detention of journalist Karim Ebrahim for 45 days as his third year in pretrial detention approaches” 

On April 11, the Criminal Court (Second Circuit) decided to renew the detention of the journalist at Al-Bawaba newspaper and the member of the Journalists Syndicate, Karim Ebrahim, for 45 days, pending investigations of case No. 569 of 2020 (Supreme State Security Prosecution).

Security forces arrested Ebrahim in April 2022. He did not appear before the prosecution until in October of the same year, after six months of illegal detention, and his family has not been able to visit him during this period and until now. Ebrahim is accused of joining a terrorist group.

15 March 2023 

On March 15, the Criminal Court (the Council Chamber) decided to renew the detention of the journalist at Al-Bawaba News newspaper, Karim Ebrahim, for 15 days, pending investigations of case No. 569 of 2020 (Supreme State Security Prosecution). 

Ebrahim completes his third year in pretrial detention within a few weeks; he was arrested on April 14, 2020, against the backdrop of the clashes in the Alamiria district, where he lives. His family couldn’t visit him since the date of his arrest and till now. 

Ebrahim was interrogated before the prosecution six months after his arrest, and he was charged with joining a terrorist group.