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Job Opening: Financial Manager at the Financial Unit

The Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) is seeking to recruit a Financial Manager at the Financial Unit, according to the below criteria and requirements. Please read thoroughly. Job Requirements: A Bachelor degree in…

Legal News

Mohamed Al-Qassas Referred to Criminal Court After Over 7 Years in Pretrial Detention

13 January 2025 The Supreme State Security Prosecution has referred Mohamed Al-Qassas, Deputy Head of the Strong Egypt Party, to the criminal court on charges of leading a terrorist group with knowledge of its objectives and committing the…

Statements

AFTE nominates researcher Ahmed Samir Santawy for the Courage to Think Award

Today, the Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) nominated Egyptian researcher Ahmed Samir Santawy for the Courage to Think Award, granted by the US-based Scholars at Risk Network. Santawy’s defence of freedom of research…

Joint statements

The Pegasus Project: MENA Surveillance Coalition demands an end to the sale of surveillance…

We, the undersigned human rights organizations, call for an immediate halt to the use, sale and transfer of surveillance technology to autocratic oppressive governments across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). In light of revelations…

Journalists Detained

Tawfiq Abdel Wahed Ibrahim Ghanem

On the afternoon of Friday, May 21, 2021, a police force arrested journalist and presenter Tawfiq Ghanem from his home in 6th of October City, west of Giza governorate. After they searched the house and confiscated some of his personal…

Journalists Detained

Hamdy Mokhtar Ali “Hamdy Elzaeem”

On January 4, 2021, the security forces arrested photojournalist Hamdy Mokhtar, known as “Hamdi the Boss” after storming his home. It was not until the 16th of the same month that he was brought before the State Security Prosecution,…

Journalists Detained

Muhamad Radwan Muhamad Ebrahim

A journalist and a blogger of Oxygen Masr blog, which covers Egyptian issues. On September 21, 2019, Ebrahim disappeared from El-Basateen police station After presenting himself in, to fulfil his probation under precautionary measures, in…

Journalists Detained

Mostafa Al-Khateeb

A translator in Associated Press. He was arrested from his home on October 13, 2019. The next day, Al-Khateeb was brought before the State Security Prosecution to face charges of joining a terrorist group and publishing false news, in the…

Creators Detained

Jalal Al-Behairi

On March 3, 2018, the Cairo Airport’s security forces arrested the Egyptian poet, Jalal Al-Behairi, after he arrived from abroad. He was brought before the State Security Prosecution for investigations in lawsuit No. 480/2018 Supreme State…

Academics Detained

Ahmed AlTomahy

On June 3, 2020, a security force in civilian clothing arrested AlTomahy from his home in Cairo. He was forcibly disappeared for 17 days at the National Security headquarters in Cairo. On June 20, AlTomahy appeared before the Supreme State…

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