21 November 2022
On November 21, the Criminal Court (1st Criminal & Terrorism Circuit) deiced to renew the detention of TV presenter Hala Fahmy, for 45 days, in connection with Case No. 441 of 2022 (Supreme State Security).
Fahmy reported to her lawyers that she went on a hunger strike for the second time, which lasted for 6 days before she broke it on the day of her detention hearing. Last May Fahmy went on her first hunger strike that lasted for 3 days due to poor detention conditions and depriving her of the right to read, exercise, and communicate with others.
Hala Fahmy is a senior TV presenter with the rank of general manager at the Egyptian state television. She worked as a broadcaster for a number of Egyptian TV channels, before the National Media Authority decided in February to temporarily suspend her from work and denied access from the Radio and Television building as a form of arbitrariness against her for her solidarity with the protests of Maspero employees back then.
Security forces arrested Fahmy on April 24, right after she posted a live video on Facebook stating that she’s being chased down and mentioned that security force members in civilian clothes stormed her house while she was absent, her arrest came against posting several videos on Facebook. Fahmy faces charges of joining a terrorist group, inciting to commit a crime and spreading false news domestically and abroad.
10 October 2022 “Criminal Court renews Hala Fahmy’s detention for 45 days”
On October 10, the Criminal Court (2nd Criminal & Terrorism Circuit) decided to renew the detention of former Tv presenter at the National Media Authority, Hala Fahmy, for 45 extra days, in connection with Case No. 441 of 2022 (Supreme State Security).
Security forces targeted Fahmy in February against the backdrop of her solidarity with Maspero Staff protests that demanded improving employment conditions, specifically to obtain late financial dues, which led to her being denied access to her workplace and decreasing her salary by half.
And in April, she posted a live video on her Facebook profile stating that anonymous individuals were chasing her down after she posted videos about the Egyptian economy and the crisis of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
After her arrest, the Supreme State Security Prosecution confronted Fahmy with the videos she posted, and charged her with joining a terrorist group, incitement to commit a terrorist crime, and spreading false news domestically and abroad.
31 August 2022 “For the 10th time; Supreme State Security Prosecution renews Tv presenter Hala Fahmy’s detention for 15 days”
On August 31, The Supreme State Security Prosecution decided to renew the detention of Tv presenter Hala Fahmy, for 15 days, in connection with Case No. 441 of 2022 (Supreme State Security).
Security forces arrested Fahmy on April 24, after she posted a live video on her Facebook profile stating that she was being chased down; she also mentioned that security force members in civilian clothes stormed her house while she was absent, against the backdrop of previously posting videos on Facebook about the Egyptian economy.
It’s noteworthy that Fahmy was brought before the Supreme State Security Prosecution for the first time without a lawyer. The investigations charged her with joining a terrorist group, incitement to commit a terrorist crime, and spreading false news domestically and abroad.
17 August 2022 “For the 9th time; The Supreme State Security Prosecution renews Tv presenter Hala Fahmy’s detention for 15 days”
Yesterday, The Supreme State Security Prosecution decided to renew the detention of Tv presenter Hala Fahmy, for 15 days, in connection with Case No. 441 of 2022 (Supreme State Security).
The Supreme State Security Prosecution interrogated Fahmy regarding videos on her Facebook profile regarding the Egyptian economy, later; Fahmy posted a live video on her Facebook profile stating that she’s being chased down, few days after this incident she was arrested.
It’s noteworthy that Fahmy was brought before the Supreme State Security Prosecution for the first time without a lawyer, the prosecution charged her with joining a terrorist group, incitement to commit a terrorist crime, and spreading false news domestically and abroad.
3 August 2022
Today, The Supreme State Security Prosecution decided to renew the detention of Tv presenter Hala Fahmy, for 15 days, in connection with Case No. 441 of 2022 (Supreme State Security).
The Supreme State Security Prosecution interrogated Fahmy regarding videos on her Facebook profile regarding the Egyptian economy, later; Fahmy posted a live video on her Facebook profile stating that she’s being chased down, few days after this incident she was arrested.
It’s noteworthy that Fahmy was brought before the Supreme State Security Prosecution for the first time without a lawyer, the prosecution charged her with joining a terrorist group, incitement to commit a terrorist crime, and spreading false news domestically and abroad.
20 July 2022 “The Supreme State Security Prosecution renews Tv presenter Hala Fahmy’s detention for 15 days for the seventh time”
On July 20, The Supreme State Security Prosecution decided to renew the detention of Tv presenter Hala Fahmy, for 15 days, in connection with Case No. 441 of 2022 (Supreme State Security).
Security forces arrested Fahmy in April, after she posted a live video on her Facebook profile stating that she’s being chased down, she also mentioned that security force members in civilian clothes stormed her house while she was absent, against the backdrop of previously posting videos on Facebook about the Egyptian economy.
It’s noteworthy that Fahmy was brought before the Supreme State Security Prosecution for the first time without a lawyer, the prosecution charged her with joining a terrorist group, incitement to commit a terrorist crime, and spreading false news domestically and abroad.
6 July 2022
On July 6, The Supreme State Security Prosecution decided to renew the detention of former Tv presenter at the National Media Authority Hala Fahmy, for 15 days, in connection with Case No. 441 of 2022 (Supreme State Security).
Fahmy faces charges of joining a terrorist group, incitement to commit a terrorist crime, and spreading false news domestically and abroad, these charges come against the backdrop of sharing videos on her Facebook profile.
15 June 2022
Yesterday, The Supreme State Security Prosecution decided to renew the detention of former Tv presenter at the National Media Authority Hala Fahmy, for 15 days, in connection with Case No. 441 of 2022 (Supreme State Security).
The prosecution resumed its investigations with Fahmy in a separate session, and confronted her with Information technology management’s report regarding her Facebook account.
Fahmy faces charges of joining a terrorist group, incitement to commit a terrorist crime, and spreading false news domestically and abroad, against the backdrop of sharing videos on her Facebook profile.
6 June 2022 For the fourth time; Supreme State Security Prosecution renews Tv presenter Hala Fahmy’s detention for 15 days for sharing videos on Facebook
Yesterday, The Supreme State Security Prosecution decided to renew the detention of former Tv presenter at the National Media Authority Hala Fahmy, for 15 days, in connection with Case No. 441 of 2022 (Supreme State Security).
Fahmy faces charges of joining a terrorist group, incitement to commit a terrorist crime, and spreading false news domestically and abroad, against the backdrop of sharing videos on her Facebook profile.
23 May 2022 Supreme State Security Prosecution renews Tv presenter Hala Fahmy’s
detention for 15 days
On Monday, May 23, The Supreme State Security Prosecution decided to renew the detention of Tv presenter Hala Fahmy, for 15 days, in connection with lawsuit No. 441 of 2022 (Supreme State Security).
The prosecution resumed its investigations with Fahmy in a separate session, and confronted her with a video of the evidences against her, which is one of the videos Fahmy shared on her Facebook profile before her arrest.
Fahmy previously worked as a broadcaster at the National Media Authority until last February and presented several programs aired on Egyptian television. Fahmy faces charges of joining a terrorist group, incitement to commit a terrorist crime, and spreading false news domestically and abroad.
11 May 2022 “Supreme State Security Prosecution resumes investigations with Tv presenter Hala Fahmy”
Yesterday, the Supreme State Security Prosecution resumed another investigation session with Tv presenter Hala Fahmy, in connection with lawsuit No. 441 of 2022 (Supreme State Security).
The prosecution confronted Fahmy with a video of the evidences against her, which is one of the videos Fahmy shared on her Facebook profile before her arrest, the prosecution decided to resume the investigations in a later session
Fahmy faces charges of joining a terrorist group, incitement to commit a terrorist crime, and spreading false news domestically and abroad.
9 May 2022 “Supreme State Security Prosecution renews TV Presenter Hala Fahmy’s detention for 15 days”
Yesterday, The Supreme State Security Prosecution decided to renew the detention of TV presenter Hala Fahmy for 15 days, in connection with lawsuit No. 441 of 2022 (Supreme State Security).
After renewing Fahmy’s detention, The Supreme State Security Prosecution resumed its investigations in a separate session with Fahmy regarding the posts she shared on her Facebook profile. Fahmy faces charges of joining a terrorist group, incitement to commit a terrorist crime, and spreading false news domestically and abroad.
27 April 2022
Yesterday, The Supreme State Security Prosecution resumed its investigations with broadcaster Hala Fahmy, in connection with lawsuit No. 441 of 2022 (Supreme State Security).
Fahmy previously worked as a broadcaster at the National Media Authority until last February and presented several programs aired on Egyptian television. Fahmy faces charges of joining a terrorist group, incitement to commit a terrorist crime, and spreading false news domestically and abroad.
The prosecution investigated Fahmy for the first time on April 24, without her lawyers, and decided to detain her for 15 days pending investigation.
