16 September 2023 The Economic Court of Appeal set October 7 as a date to examine the appeal filed by the defense panel of journalist and political opponent Hesham Kassem against the verdict issued against him by the Economic Court to 3…

18 September 2024  The Criminal Court (First Criminal and Terrorism Circuit) decided to renew the detention of  Mohamed Ibrahim Abdo, for 45 days pending investigations of lawsuit No. 2064 of 2023 (Supreme State Security), in which Abdo is…

5 September 2023 The Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) has seen what Ms. Ola Shahba posted on her Facebook account regarding AFTE's handling of her complaint against a telecommunications company in 2017 and how…

Criminal Courts August 27 hearings: Cairo Criminal Court (Third Circuit) renewed the pretrial detention of Hamed Sedeek, which has been ongoing for four years, for 45 extra days pending investigations of lawsuit No. 2207 of 2021 (Supreme…

Content First section: The launch of the national dialogue sessions does not stop the wheel of repression Second section: Violation of freedom of expression First: Digital rights Second: Academic freedom and student rights Third:…

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

On 22 August 2023, the Egyptian Ministry of Justice (MoJ) issued a statementannouncing the dismissal of criminal cases against 75 of the organizations investigated in the infamous civil society “Foreign Funding” Case 173 of 2011, with ten…

24 December 2024 The Cairo Criminal Court has ruled in the case known in the media as the “Rabaa Operations Room,” case no. 2210 of 2014, where journalist Hassan Al-Qabany was accused due to a case of mistaken identity. The court acquitted…

Supreme State Security Prosecution  On August 23, The Supreme State Security Prosecution decided to detain Gamal Ziada, the father of political activist and journalist Ahmed Gamal Ziada,  for 15 days, pending investigations of lawsuit No.…

19 September 2023  The Supreme State Security Prosecution decided to release Gamal Ziada under the guarantee of his place of residence, pending lawsuit No. 2064 of 2023 (Supreme State Security). Gamal Ziada is the father of journalist and…