The Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) shares with you the reports, statements, and joint statements it issued over the past month and campaign, in addition to the legal updates of lawsuits in which AFTE provides legal support to prisoners of conscience or to academics who were subjected to abuse and security prosecutions for expressing their opinions.

We always welcome any inquiries or clarifications from everyone through our social media platforms or via the following email: [email protected]

Reports 

AFTE has published its first quarterly report on the state of freedom of expression in Egypt (from January 1 to March 30, 2024). It focuses on the freedom of the press and media, artistic and creative expression, digital expression, academic freedom, and student rights. More. 

Advocacy 

AFTE and 27 other organizations have issued a joint statement supporting the letter by five UN Special Rapporteurs, published on 19 May 2024, addressing the Egyptian government regarding the ongoing targeting of human rights lawyers through the use of counter-terrorism legislation, resulting in their imprisonment or compelling them to stop their human rights activities. More. 

AFTE published a fact Sheet about the blogger and journalist Mohamed Ibrahim Radwan, aka Mohamed Oxygen, who has been serving a four-year prison sentence issued by the Emergency State Security Court in Case No. 1228 of 2021 (Emergency State Security Misdemeanor – Fifth Settlement), has been subjected to continuous abuse since his arrest in 2018. More. 

Legal Aid

• AFTE’s Lawsuit Against Benha University Over Teaching Assistant Appointment Postponed to 26 August
• Omar ElDahma’s Detention Renewed Over Participating In Pro-Palestine Demonstrations
• Criminal Court Renewed Humanitarian Lawyer Saied Ali’s Detention
• Prosecution Renewed Detention of Muhammad Taha for 15 Days
• Criminal Court Renewed A Contractors Detention For 45 Days
• After a year in detention, Criminal Court renewed the detention of two fans of Al-Ahly football club arrested from Cairo Stadium
• Criminal Court renewed Hamed Sedeek’s detention for 45 days after more than 4 years in pretrial detention 
• After two years in the prison, Criminal Court renewed Mohamed Amer Abdel Aziz’s detention for 45 days
• The Criminal Court renewed the detention of Tantawy’s presidential campaign Khaled Abd El-wahed
• Prosecution Renewed Zyad Al-Basyouny’s Detention Over Role In Founding “Students for Palestine” Group 
• Criminal Court renewed Sherif Ebrahim’s detention for 45 days over video insulting the Ministry of Interior
• T-Shirt Detainee Sentenced to 3 Years After Release Last May
• Islam Ramadan and Mohamed Abdel Qader Released After Nearly Two Years of Detention
• Criminal Court renewed the detention of Ahmed Abostit for demonstrating in solidarity with Palestine for 45 days
• Criminal Court renewed the detention of the human rights lawyer Ahmed Nazeer El-Helw for 45 days after more than one year and a half in pre-trial detention
• Criminal court renewed the detention of student Ahmed El-Toukhy for 45 days in his second case
• Administrative Judiciary Court Refused AFTE’s Lawsuits Demanding Broadcasting The House of Representatives And Senate Sessions
• Renewing the Detention of Muhammad Al-Qasas Despite his Lawyer Withdrawn of the Session
• Architect’s Detention Renewed and his lawyer withdraw in objection to being prevented from speaking to him
• Citizen Returning from Abroad to Visit Family Faces Renewed Detention
• Supreme State Security renewed Mahmoud Abo Sree’s detention for 15 days After he was arrested from Borg El Arab Airport while returning to visit his family
• 50 Years-Old Mosque Servant Khaled Helmy’s Detention Renewed
• Detention Renewed for Student Arrested at Metro Station After One Year in Pretrial Detention
• Property Guard’s Detention Renewed for TikTok Posts on Electricity Outage
• Al-Azhar University Student’s Detention Renewed Over Palestine Supporting Demonstrations

Campaigns 

• On the anniversary of the #June30_Revolution, nine years after building the New Administrative Capital, and in exchange for the collapse of the #EgyptianPound, AFTE published a reel entitled “We have the right to know. What is happening in the #NewAdministrativeCapital?”  More.

• Why should every #Egyptian Citizen Advocate for a Law for the Circulation of #Information? The answer is in this video published by AFTE.