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

2 January 2025 The Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) condemns the General Egyptian Book Organization’s (GEBO) decision to ban ElMaraya for Culture and Arts from participating in the 2025 Cairo International Book Fair,…

December 22 Session  Supreme State Security Prosecution The Supreme State Security Prosecution has renewed the detention of one  person for 15 days; he is:  - Mohamed Youssef Mohamed Ibrahim,pending investigations in case No.…

28 January 2025 The Administrative Court in Abbasiya has ruled to overturn the decision to bypass the plaintiff’s appointment as an assistant lecturer at the Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University. The initial rejection was based on…

23 December 2024 The signatories condemn in the strongest terms the harsh and unjust sentences issued by a military court on Saturday, December 14, 2024, against 62 civilians from North Sinai, including tribal leaders, activists, and…

16 December Sessions  Supreme State Security Prosecution The Supreme State Security Prosecution has renewed the detention of one person for 15 days:  Ihab Helmy Amin Husseinpending investigations in Case No. 4092 of 2024 (Supreme State…

Prepared by: Ahmed Osman, Lawyer at the Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression Content Methodology Introduction First: Circumstances of the arrest Second: Public Prosecution’s investigations Third: Violation of the right to a…

9 December Sessions  Criminal Court The Cairo Criminal Court decided to renew the detention of 3 persons for 45 days, who are: 1- Yasser Mohamed Fouad Shaheen, pending investigations in Case No. 2810 of 2024, Supreme State Security. Shaheen…

Content Methodology Introduction Section I: A reading of the state of freedom of expression during the third quarter Section II: The key violations of the right to freedom of expression during the third quarter First: Media freedom…

2 December Session  Supreme State Security Prosecution The Supreme State Security Prosecution has renewed the detention of one person for 15 days:  Ihab Helmy Amin Husseinpending investigations in Case No. 4092 of 2024 (Supreme State…