4 April 2024 The Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) condemns the campaign launched by the security services at dawn on Thursday, 4 April, which resulted in the arrest of political activists and protesters after they…

17 December 2024 The Cairo Criminal Court (First Circuit Terrorism) renewed the detention of the architect Hassan Abdel Hamid Hassan Ahmed for 45 days pending investigations in Case No. 488 of the 2019 (Supreme State Security Prosecution).…

The Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) shares with you the 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…

24 March 2024 session  Criminal Court The Criminal Court (Third Circuit Terrorism) renewed the detention of the Vice-President of the Strong Egypt Political Party, Mohamed Al-Qassas, for 45 days pending his third lawsuit No. 786 of 2020…

28 March 2024 The Egyptian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release Mahmoud Hussein who is facing 25 years in prison simply for wearing a T-shirt with an anti-torture slogan, 15 Egyptian and international human rights…

19 March 2024 sessions Supreme State Security Prosecution The Supreme State Security Prosecution decided to renew the detention of  Mahmoud Gamal Abo Sree, for 15 days pending investigations of lawsuit No. 508 of 2023 (Supreme State…

10 March 2024 sessions  Administrative Court The Administrative Court (Sixth Circuit) returned Appeal No. 57029 of 74, filed by AFTE against the decision of the Taibah Higher Institute to dismiss the student Omar Muhammad Ali,…

Arbitrary Detention of Rana Mamdouh Reflects Ongoing Efforts to Suppress Journalistic Work March 10, 2024 The Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) condemns the arbitrary detention of journalist Rana Mamdouh by Egyptian…

4 March 2024 sessions Appeals Court The Court of Appeal postponed looking into the appeal of Ahmed Muhammad Ramadan Al-Tantawi and 22 members of his electoral campaign against their one-year imprisonment till the next 27 May session to…

The Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) shares with you the joint statements it produced over the past month and campaign, in addition to the legal updates of lawsuits in which AFTE provides legal support to prisoners…