The undersigned organizations support the letter by five UN Special Rapporteurs, published on 19 May 2024, addressing the Egyptian government in regards to the ongoing targeting of human rights lawyers through the use of counter-terrorism…

Prepared by: Rahma Samy, Researcher at the Monitoring and Documentation Unit at AFTE Blogger and journalist Mohamed Ibrahim Radwan, aka Mohamed Oxygen, who has been serving a four-year prison sentence issued by the Emergency State…

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…

Prepared by: Monitoring and Documentation Unit, AFTE Table of contents Methodology Introduction Section One: An Overview of Developments in Freedom of Expression Section II: Violations of Freedom of Expression First: Press and Media Freedom…

26 May 2024 Mahmoud Muhammad Ahmed Hussein, known as the “T-shirt Detainee,” arrived at his home on Sunday, May 26, 2024, more than a month after the court decided to release him before he was unlawfully detained at the Khanka…

On 27 May, an Egyptian Court of Appeals upheld a February 2024 sentence issued by the Matareya Misdemeanors Court against Ahmed al-Tantawi and 22 of his supporters to one year in prison. The Court of Appeals verdict also upholds a five-…

20 May 2024 Sessions State Security Prosecution The State Security Prosecution decided to renew the detention of student Ziad Muhammad Ahmed Al-Basiouni for 15 days pending investigations in Case No. 1941 of 2024 State…

Prepared by: The Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression’s (AFTE) Monitoring and Documentation Unit Content Methodology Introduction First section: A reading into the major political developments in 2023 Second section:…

Prepared by: Rahma Samy, Researcher at the Monitoring and Documentation Unit at AFTE Edited by: Mostafa Shawky, Researcher at the Monitoring and Documentation Unit at AFTE Table of Contents   Methodology   Introduction  …

20 May 2024 AFTE condemns the enforced disappearance of activist “Mahmoud Mohamed,” known as the "T-shirt detainee&quot", following the Ministry of Interior's failure to enforce the release ruling issued on 23 April, as yesterday, the…