President of the Republic After reviewing the constitution, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Law No. 189 of 1958 obligating public institutions, companies and…

The Supreme State Security Prosecution  July 26 hearings:  The Supreme State Security Prosecution renewed the detention of the 67 years old Dr. Hany Soliman for 15 days pending investigations of case No. 508 of 2023 (Supreme State…

26 December 2023  The Criminal Court (Third Circuit) decided to renew the detention of Doctor Hany Soliman for 45 days pending investigations of lawsuit No. 508 of 2023 (Supreme State Security Prosecution). Security forces arrested Soliman,…

Criminal Courts July 17 hearings:  The Criminal Court (First Circuit) renewed the detention of Mohamed Mahmoud Abou Mandour for 45 days pending investigations of lawsuit No. 2216 of 2022 (State Security). Security forces arrested…

Prepared by: Rahma Samy, researcher at the Monitoring and Documentation Unit Methodology Introduction Section One: Imprisonment is the legacy that dissidents leave to their children Section Two: Placing pressure on expatriates…

We, the undersigned civil society organizations and individuals, condemn the three-year prison sentence handed down to human rights researcher at the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) and academic Patrick George Zaki for his…

15 December 2024 Today, the Administrative Judiciary Court (Second Circuit) adjourned the examination session of appeal No. 61465 of 77 that AFTE filed on behalf of Ghada Ehab Abdel Rahaman against the acting professions syndicate; to…

Introduction: The academic situation in Egypt has continuously deteriorated since the academic year 2013/2014. Academics and students face widespread and continued violations aimed at completely controlling academic and student…

8 January 2025 The Court of Appeals for South Cairo Criminal Court ruled to accept the appeal form, and in the substance of the case, annulled the previous verdict against Khaled Galal Helmy, which sentenced him to one year in prison and…

In June, the Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) monitored Egypt's state and problems of freedom of expression. Through its various units' activities, AFTE  signed several joint statements with other human rights…