20th February 2018 Supreme Court has decided to oblige Prison Authority of Ministry of Interior to lift the ban on books and mail for the activist Alaa Abd-Elfattah in his prison, that had lasted for three years. Association for Freedom of…

Report prepared by Mohammad El-Taher The number of blocked websites in Egypt since May 2017 has reached at least 497 websites. AFTE had issued two reports on blocking: The first: “Decision from an Unknown Body: On blocking websites in Egypt…

Criminal Court of Alexandria has sentenced defendant Kareem Hareedy, 3 years in prison. Kareem is charged with joining a terrorist group and promoting to its ideas through his facebook page (AL-Nosour Al-Saghira _ Young Eagles) in lawsuit…

The undersigned organizations strongly condemn Cairo University intransigence in renewing the 2018-2019 sabbatical of the assistant professor at Faculty of Arts at Cairo University, Kholoud Saber and ceasing the payment of her due salary…

The Military Court Has decided the renewal of detention for Ismail Al-Iskandarany, one month pending investigation in lawsuit number 18/2018 North Cairo Military Prosecution. The defendant is charged with spreading Armed Forces’ maps and…

13rd February 2018 Alexandria Military Criminal Court has sentenced 3 defendants to 5 years in prison, and 15 years in absentia for the other 4, in the Lawsuit number 272/2017. The defendants are charged with throwing Molotov cocktail at…

Misdemeanor Court of Bandar Station in Giza has released Ashraf Mohammed Badawy, Haitham Galal with 4000 EGP bail for each of them. This is after being charged with calling for a demonstration in 25 January 2018 and insulting the…

Supreme Court has decided to refer the appeal by the photojournalist Mohamed Al-hussainy's father on banning his son from having any visits in prison, to the board of commissioners. The Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression had…

The Supreme Administrative Court has decided to adjourn the decision in the lawsuit filed by the Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression, to oblige the parliament to screen it's sessions. This is without setting a date for the…

Kasr Al-Nile Appealatte Misdeminor has adjourned considering the lawsuit filed by the film producer Mohamed Al-Sobky against the journalist Rahma Samy of Rouz Al-Yousif, along with the CEO and the Editor in chief of the newspaper, to the…