27 August 2022 On August 27, Sharqia Criminal Court (Circuit Seven) acquitted Abdel-Azim Mohamed Saeed in his first retrial session in connection with Case No. 3825 of 2015 (South Zagzig). Saeed was arrested from Cairo International Airport…

24 August 2022  On August 24, the Criminal Court (Second Terrorism Circuit) deiced to renew the detention of Elsayed Mohamed Elsayed Hagras for 45 days, pending investigations into Case No. 2207 of 2021 (Supreme State Security). Hagras was…

28 September 2022  On September 28, South Zagazig Prosecution decided to renew the detention of Mossab Arafat for 15 days, in connection with Case No. 8185 of 2020 (Belbis Misdemeanor). Mossab finished a two-year prison sentence on June 25,…

The detention of 11 defendants including TV presenter Hala Fahmy and Marwa Arafa renewed; Administrative Judiciary Court to examine the two lawsuits demanding broadcasting the sessions of the house of representatives and the Senate on…

Dear head of the Medical Syndicate Dr. Hussein Khairy, and members of the Syndicate's Council, The Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) has followed up on complaint No. 176772 submitted by the Medical Syndicate to…

Forbidden criticism .. Does Mido deserve accountability and punishment? (Position Paper) Prepared by: Mostafa Al-Aasar, a researcher at AFTE’s Monitoring and Documentation Unit Content Methodology Preamble Background Does Mido…

The call for dialogue does not stop the oppression The second quarterly report on the state of freedom of expression in Egypt (April - June 2022) Prepared by: The Monitoring and Documentation Unit Content Methodology Introduction…

The pretrial detention of five defendants renewed  Criminal Courts  On 7 August, the Criminal Court renewed the detention of Belal Abdel Razek for 45 days in connection with Case No. 488 of 2019 (Supreme State Security…

The detention of TV presenter Hala Fahmy and eight others renewed; Journalist Mohamed Gomaa Mubarak released Criminal Courts 1 August hearings:  The Criminal Court renewed the detention of student at Al-Azhar University Estishhad…

Medhat Ramadan Ali Barghouth is an Egyptian journalist born in the village of Delhamo, Ashmoun District, Menoufia Governorate. He obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication from Al-Azhar University. He worked for some news websites,…