The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the Public Prosecution’s summoning of prominent human rights defender Hossam Bahgat, the founding executive director of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), for investigation…

The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the Court of Cassation’s 14 June verdict upholding the death sentence against twelve leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood in Case no. 2985 of 2015, known as the Rabaa Dispersal Case. The…

9 May 2022  On May 9, The Criminal Court (The Council Chamber) decided to release Mohamed Safani Kobeisy under the guarantee of his residence and to renew the detention of both Hussein Ali Hussein and Mahmoud Mostafa Mahmoud for 45 days in…

7 July 2022 Today, the Supreme State Security Prosecution decided to release Mostafa Gamal under the guarantee of his place of residence, in connection with Case No. 65 of 2021 (Supreme State Security). Mostafa was arrested in March 2018,…

The undersigned human rights organizations call for the immediate and unconditional release of Dr. Walid Ahmed Shawky, 34, one of the founders of the April 6 Youth Movement, who has been in arbitrary detention for two years and seven…

The Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) condemns a court decision to sentence TikTok content creators Sherifa Refaat (aka Sherry Hanem) and her daughter Nora Hesham (aka Zomoroda) to five years in prison on charges of…

Renewing the detention of 5 defendants and releasing of another, setting the date for adjudication of lawsuit of researcher “Ahmed Samir Santawy” to June 22, and AFTE files reports on behalf of “Ahmed Badawy” for his hunger strike. The…

17 June 2021 Maharram Bek Summary Prosecution, has decided today June 17, 2021, to release all the defendants pending Case No. 4675 of 2021 Muharram Bek Administrative,  known in the media as “Shooting Club Case ''. the events of the case…

View in PDFPrepared and edited by: The Monitoring and Documentation Unit of the Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) Content Methodology Introduction Random and disorganized processes in managing the legalize…

30 April 2022  On April 30, the Supreme State Security Prosecution decided to release journalist Amer Abdel-Moneim, in connection with Case No. 1017 of 2020 (Supreme State Security). Security forces arrested Abdel-Moneim -57 years- from his…