3 May 2023 On the hearing of May the 3rd; the Supreme State Security Prosecution decided to renew the detention of Mohsen Mohamed Gamal for 15 days, pending investigations of lawsuit No. 585 of 2020.  On the evening of April 11, security…

The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the decision of the 10th Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court to include 1526 Egyptians on terrorism lists for an additional five years. We consider this five-year extension, which applies…

Methodology Introduction First section: Media freedom Continued targeting of independent news websites Coverage ban: A regular, continuous violation Suspension from work and referral to investigation at the public’s request Second…

Criminal Courts  May 7 hearings:  The Criminal Court (First Circuit) renewed the pretrial detention of five defendants for 45 days, pending investigations of lawsuit No. 1893 of 2022 (Supreme State Security). The five…

14 May 2023 The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the continued arbitrary practices by the Higher Technological Institute (HTI) in the 10th of Ramadan City against the assistant professor at the institute’s Mechanical…

The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the decision of the 13th Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court to include 81 Egyptians on terrorism lists for a period of 5 years, including human rights defenders and political activists.…

Supreme State Security Prosecution On the 2nd of May, The Supreme State Security Prosecution renewed the detention of Ahmed Ma’amon Shaker Abou El-Rous and Ali Othman, who were arrested from Cairo International Stadium after Al-Ahli…

10 May 2023 Today, the Supreme State Security Prosecution decided to release Mohamed Sayed Abdel Qader, the uncle of former MP and potential presidential candidate Ahmed El-Tantawy, on bail of 5 thousand Egyptian Pounds.  Abdel Qader was…

The undersigned organizations condemn the arrest of at least eight family members and supporters of prospective presidential candidate Ahmed Tantawy, and the state prosecution’s decision to place them in pretrial detention for fifteen days…

This year, 2023, marks the 30th year of World Press Freedom Day. Celebrated every 3rd of May, this year’s Day coincides with a tangible activity in the press and media scene in Egypt, which reached its climax with the movement's success…