6 February 2023  On February 6, the Supreme State Security Prosecution decided to release Khaled Mohamed Mahmoud, under the guarantee of his place of residence pending case No. 1691 of 2022 (Supreme State Security).  Security forces ordered…

Supreme State Security Prosecution  January 29 hearing The Supreme State Security Prosecution decided to detain two social media content creators, Mohamed Hossam El-Din, known as “Bessa,” and Basma Hegazy, known as “Warda,” for 15…

In January, the Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) monitored the state and problems of freedom of thought and expression in Egypt. Through its various units' activities, AFTE issued a report and undersigned a joint…

8 May 2023 On the 8th of May hearing, the Criminal Court (First Circuit) decided to renew the detention of agricultural engineer Ashraf Ali Elgamal for 45 days pending investigations of lawsuit No. 1977 of 2022. Elgamal’s arrest came after…

30 September 2023  The Supreme State Security Prosecution decided to release the two content creators, Ahmed Tarek and Basma Hegazy, under the guarantee of their place of residence, pending lawsuit No. 184 of 2023 (Supreme State Security),…

Criminal Courts On January 24, the Criminal Court (3rd Circuit) renewed the detention of the assistant professor of political science at the Faculty of Economic Studies and Political Science at Alexandria University, Ahmed…

Prepared by: AFTE’s Monitoring and Documentation Unit Content Methodology Introduction First axis: What do academics face after their release? Dismissal or suspension from work Travel bans Difficulty of finding jobs in private…

The human rights crisis in Egypt has persisted and even worsened over the last three years, as confirmed by the mid-term report submitted by the Egyptian Taskforce for Human Rights* to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism at the…

The Supreme State Security Prosecution Detention renewal hearings:  On January 15, the Supreme State Security Prosecution renewed the detention of human rights lawyer Ahmed Nazeer El-Helw, for 15 additional days, pending…

12 January 2023    On January 12, the Criminal Court (2nd Terrorism Circuit) held at Badr Court upheld the absentee verdict issued against Badr Mohammed to five years in prison, pending case No. 4163 of 2013, known in the media as “Al-Fateh…