29 March 2023  On March 29, the Criminal Court (Third Circuit) decided to renew the detention of the journalist at Shababik newspaper, Medhat Ramadan, for 45 days, in connection with Case No. 680 of 2020 (Supreme State Security…

3 August 2022  Today, the Supreme State Security Prosecution decided to renew release the journalist at El-Wafd newspaper Mohamed Gomaa in connection with Case No. 1436 of 2022 (State Security).  Salama was arrested after he posted a video…

30 September 2023  The Supreme State Security Prosecution decided to release four students aged between 17 and 19 years old under the guarantee of their place of residence, who were arrested for creating a satirical event on Facebook titled…

During July, 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 and reports that take a…

1 August 2022 The undersigned civil society organizations condemn the blocking by the Egyptian authorities of three links to access the Al-Manassa website within approximately 72 hours, starting from Thursday, 14 July. The blocking occurs…

27 July 2022 On July 27, the Criminal Court (the Council Chamber) decided to renew the detention of Alaa Shafie for 45 days in connection with Case No. 2467 of 2021 (State Security). Security forces arrested Shafie from his workplace in the…

The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the Egyptian authorities for the continued imprisonment of journalists, bloggers, online content creators, and others under Case no. 440 and Case no. 441 of 2022. The combined group of…

The detention of lawyer Amr Nohan and seven others renewed; Lawyer Mohamed Ramadan and another defendant released; AFTE submits a report to the Public Prosecutor regarding assault on Ahmed Douma Criminal Courts 24 July hearings:  The…

The Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) is seeking to recruit a content creator at the Media and Communication Unit, according to the following criteria and requirements: Required Experience and Skills: Previous…

Three months following Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s decision to reactivate the Presidential Pardon Committee, the undersigned human rights organizations call for political detainees to be pardoned. Today 28 July, a group…