{"id":34248,"date":"2023-05-01T15:50:23","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T12:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/?p=34248"},"modified":"2023-08-09T15:12:43","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T12:12:43","slug":"aftes-newsletter-april-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/en\/advocacy-en\/2023\/05\/01\/34248-afteegypt.html","title":{"rendered":"AFTE’s Newsletter: April 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

In April, the Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) monitored Egypt’s state and problems of freedom of thought and expression. Through its various units’ activities, AFTE issued its annual reports and signed several joint statements with other human rights organizations regarding the violations of the Uyghur minority in Egypt and the suffering of Badr Prison prisoners. These activities take a deeper look at the issues of freedom of thought and expression currently raised and provided legal aid to prisoners of conscience.<\/span><\/p>\n

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AFTE’s annual report<\/a>\u00a0sheds light on\u00a0the state of freedom of expression in Egypt through five main\u00a0categories:\u00a0Digital rights,\u00a0\u00a0Freedom of the press and media,\u00a0Academic freedom and student rights,\u00a0Freedom of creativity, and\u00a0Right to peaceful assembly. It\u00a0also documents violations in each category and provides recommendations in this regard.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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2. Statements<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

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AFTE condemned\u00a0forcing the Medical Syndicate to delete its statement regarding\u00a0the death incident of Dr. Ragai Wafai<\/a>\u00a0in prison due to willful negligence and his psychological and physical torture at a police station.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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AFTE and other\u00a0human rights organizations condemned\u00a0the Egyptian government for its relentless campaign against immigrants and students from the Uyghur minority in Egypt,<\/a>\u00a0after\u00a0student Bilal Abdul Karim\u00a0was arbitrarily arrested without any proven accusation.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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In a new escalation of violations against prisoners in Badr prisons, the security forces arrested\u00a0Mrs. Neamatallah Hesham, wife of human rights lawyer\u00a0Mohamed El Baqer after she spoke of the physical torture and abuse of her husband,\u00a0political activist Ahmed Doma,\u00a0r, journalist Muhammad Oxygen, and political activist Hamid Siddiq by the prison\u00a0warden and his assistants. AFTE and ten other human rights organizations presented several demands to the Egyptian authorities in a\u00a0joint statement<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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–\u00a0The Prosecution dismisses AFTE\u2019s request to reopen investigation into\u00a0Ayman Hadhoud\u2019s death incident<\/a><\/span>
\n–\u00a0After a year in pretrial detention; Criminal Court renews\u00a0El-Hussaini Farghaly\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0detention for 45 days for posting videos about Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam<\/span>
\n–\u00a0Criminal Court renews\u00a0Ahmed Moussa Abdel Khaleq\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0detention for 45 days<\/span>
\n–\u00a0Criminal Court renews journalist\u00a0Hamdy Elzaeem\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0detention for 45 days despite exceeding the maximum period in pretrial detention<\/span>
\n–\u00a0Administrative Judicial Court to examine AFTE\u2019s appeal against head of acting professions syndicate for refusing to register\u00a0Ayman Elsayed<\/a>\u00a0on July 2<\/span>
\n–\u00a0Criminal Court renews the detention of\u00a0four students<\/a>\u00a0for 45 days; for participating in the \u201cBatman of Helwan\u201d event<\/span>
\n–\u00a0Criminal Court renews the detention of journalist\u00a0Tawfiq Ghanem<\/a>\u00a0for 45 days<\/span>
\n– Criminal Court renews\u00a0Amr Abdel-Moneim\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0detention for 45 days<\/span>
\n–\u00a0Criminal Court renews\u00a0Moataz Bellah Hasab Elnaby\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0detention for 45 days<\/span>
\n–\u00a0Criminal Court renews\u00a0Mohamed Abdel Aal Abou El-Dahab\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0detention for 45 days<\/span>
\n–\u00a0Supreme State Security Prosecution renews\u00a0Hamed Sedeek\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0detention for 15 days pending his second case<\/span>
\n–\u00a0Supreme State Security Prosecution renews the detention of two content creators\u00a0Ahmed Tarek \u201cChocolata\u201d and Basma Hegazy \u201cWarda\u201d<\/a>\u00a0for 15 days for posting sarcastic video<\/span>
\n–\u00a0After being arrested from Cairo International Stadium, Supreme State Security Prosecution renews\u00a0Ahmed Abou El-Rous and Ali Othman<\/a>\u00a0for 15 days<\/span>
\n–\u00a0State Commissioners Authority to look into AFTE\u2019s appeal against Helwan University after\u00a0refraining from hiring faculty graduate as teaching assistant for lack of security approval<\/a><\/span>
\n–\u00a0After arresting him for posting about poor living conditions; Criminal Court renews\u00a0Mohamed Abou Mandour\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0detention for 45 days<\/span>
\n–\u00a0Criminal Court renews\u00a0Ahmed Oraby\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0detention for 45 days against Facebook posts<\/span><\/p>\n