7 February 2024 The Supreme State Security Prosecution decided to release  Mohamed Raafat Nasr Taha, after being held in pretrial detention for more than a year pending investigations of lawsuit No. 1977 of 2022 (Supreme State Security), in…

20 November  2024 The Cairo Criminal Court (First Circuit for Terrorism) decided to renew the detention of human rights lawyer Ahmed Nazeer El-Helw for 45 days, pending investigations into Case No. 1940 of 2022 (Supreme State Security…

Prosecutions November 28 hearings:  Borg El-Arab Prosecution renewed the detention of Masters student Moaaz Rizk for 15 days, pending investigations of case No. 6777 of 2022 (Borg El-Arab Administrative). Rizk was arrested after he…

In November, 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 statements, reports, undersigned…

30 November 2022 Subject: Continued repression of Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights staff We, the undersigned Egyptian and international non-governmental organizations, urge you to take action to end the restrictive and…

Executive summary In late 2021, the Egyptian parliament rejected a government proposal to amend the art-centric syndicates law. Although the law needs fundamental amendments, whether in relation to membership or the philosophy of the law…

 28 November 2022  On November 28, the Supreme State Security Prosecution decided to renew the detention of Ahmed Ragab Elsayed and Ahmed Nabil for 15 days in connection with case No. 2094 of 2022 (Supreme State Security). Security forces…

Supreme State Security Prosecution  On November 20, the Supreme State Security Prosecution renewed the detention of Hussein Shehata, and journalist at “Parliament newspaper,” Ahmed Fayez Abdel Majid, for 15 days, in connection with…

24 November 2022 12 regional, international and Egyptian CSOs welcome the European Parliament’s plenary debate on Egypt’s human rights situation and EU policy toward the country, with Commissioner Lenarcic. After the exchange yesterday, 23…

24 November 2022 The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the Third Circuit of the Terrorism Criminal Court for issuing unduly harsh sentences, up to life imprisonment, against nine defendants, and 15-year sentences against…