To Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom Elizabeth Truss, and the UK Foreign Office 27 May, 2022 British-Egyptian activist, blogger, and software developer AlaaAbd El-Fattah — locked up…

View in PDFThe detention of eight defendants renewed; AFTE and EIPR submit two requests to the prosecution to investigate Ayman Hadhoud’s death Criminal Courts 9 May hearings: The Criminal Court renewed the detention of Nour Al-Din Shaker…

20 September 2022  On September 20, The Supreme State Security Prosecution decided to release Gamal Mohamed Salama, under the guarantee of his place of residence in connection with Case No. 440 of 2022. Salama in addition to 27 other…

View in PDFThe detention of seven defendants renewed, another released; activist Gamal Abdel-Hakim transferred to Zagazig police station in preparation for his release Criminal Courts On 7 May, the Criminal Court (Third Circuit Criminal…

Content Introduction Definition of net neutrality No blocking No throttling No discrimination or paid prioritization Conclusion Introduction Issues of internet governance and regulation occupy a large space in the discussions related to…

11 January 2025 The Supreme State Security Prosecution has referred Case No. 93 of 2022 (State Security Prosecution) to a substantive trial, without setting a date for the hearing yet. The Criminal Court (Second Circuit) had previously…

19 September 2024 AFTE submitted a request to the Attorney General, numbered 60037 for the year 2024, the Technical Office, demanding the immediate release of photographer Hamdy Mokhtar Ali following the expiration of his pretrial detention…

During April, 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…

7 May 2022  Yesterday, The Criminal Court (Circuit Three Criminal Terrorism) decided to release Ayman Mohamed Elsayed in connection with lawsuit No. 2207 of 2021 Supreme State Security. Elsayed was arrested in December of the last year of…

Prepared by AFTE’s Monitoring and Documentation Unit  Methodology Content Introduction First section: Legislative amendments ban discussion of religious issues; Security services continue to repress freedom of demonstration House of…