{"id":34748,"date":"2023-07-10T12:25:18","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T09:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/?p=34748"},"modified":"2023-07-10T12:30:34","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T09:30:34","slug":"aftes-newsletter-june-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/en\/advocacy-en\/2023\/07\/10\/34748-afteegypt.html","title":{"rendered":"AFTE’s Newsletter: June 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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In June, the Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) monitored Egypt’s state and problems of freedom of expression. Through its various units’ activities, AFTE\u00a0 signed several joint statements with other human rights organizations.\u00a0<\/span>These activities take a\u00a0deeper look at the issues of freedom of expression currently raised and provided legal aid to prisoners of conscience.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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AFTE issued a statement<\/a> condemning the continued enforced disappearance of the former deputy head of the Tanta University Students\u2019 Union, Moaz Al-Sharqawy who has been forcibly disappeared by the Egyptian security services for 22 days, where his whereabouts have not been disclosed and his family and lawyers have not been allowed to communicate with him, which means that his life is in danger.<\/p>\n<\/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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The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) and the Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) submitted criminal complaint to the Public Prosecutor\u2019s Office demanding investigation of the torture and sexual harassment of political prisoner Ahmed Abd Orabi<\/a>, Orabi was subjected to these abuses during his transfer from Badr 1 to Badr 3 prison last month after he complained to the guards that his handcuffs were too tight. that Orabi reported the incident when he appeared in the subsequent detention renewal hearing, barefoot and with his head shaved.<\/p>\n<\/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 human rights organizations condemned, in a joint statement<\/a>, the blocking by the Egyptian authorities of two more news websites, namely Soulta 4 and Masr 360. The move coincides with the discussion of the right to access information during the ongoing national dialogue sessions. This raises great concerns about the seriousness of the Egyptian authorities regarding making information available on the one hand and the seriousness of the national dialogue on the other.<\/p>\n<\/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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–\u00a0AFTE submits a report to the Public Prosecutor after poet Jalal Al-Behairi<\/a> escalated his hunger strike and refraining from taking his heart and depression medications to a full hunger strike
\n–\u00a0 Criminal Court renews the pretrial detention of Mohamed Abou Mandour<\/a> for 45 days over Facebook posts about poor living conditions
\n–\u00a0Criminal Court renewed the detention of Zamalek Football Club fan Mohamed Abdul Latif, known as \u201cAgogo Amar<\/a>,\u201d for 45 days
\n–\u00a0Criminal Court renewed the detention of Mohamed Abou El-Dahab and Ahmed Abo ElSoud Tawfiq<\/a>, who have been detained for 7 months; for additional 45 days
\n– After being punished by being transferred to Badr 3 prison for opposing ill-treatment, Criminal Court renewed Ahmed Oraby\u2019s<\/a> detention for 45 days
\n–\u00a0AFTE submits a report to the attorney general regarding academic Ahmed AlTomahy<\/a>\u2019s hunger strike
\n–\u00a0 Administrative Judiciary Court adjourns to examine the two lawsuits demanding broadcasting of the sessions of the House of Representatives and the Senate<\/a> on October 22
\n–\u00a0 Supreme State Security Prosecution renewed the detention of two Al-Ahly football club fans, Ahmed Shaker Abou Elrous, and Ali Othman Ali<\/a>, for 15 days
\n–\u00a0 Criminal Court renewed the detention of poet Galal Al-Behairi<\/a>, who\u2019s been detained for 5 years, for 45 days
\n– Criminal Court renewed the detention of the human rights lawyer Ahmed Nazeer El-Helw<\/a> for 45 days
\n–\u00a0 Criminal Court renewed Ahmed AlTomahy\u2019s <\/a>detention for 45 days despite his hunger strike
\n–\u00a0 Criminal Court renews Ahmed Moussa<\/a>\u2019s detention for 45 days despite exceeding maximum period of pretrial detention
\n–\u00a0 Criminal Court renews the detention of two content creators, Ahmed Tarek and Basma Hegazy<\/a>, for 45 days
\n– AFTE and EIPR submit a report to the attorney general regarding the assault and harassment of defendant Ahmed Oraby <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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In conjunction with the start of the national dialogue sessions as a promising start\u00a0for ending political and social violations, AFTE discusses some of the important human rights issues, which you can look into here\u00a0<\/a><\/div>\n
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AFTE launched a campaign demanding a<\/span> presdential pardon for Badr Mohammed who’s arrested and convicted for being in the wrong place at the wrong time where his bad luck had led him to Alfagalla to buy school supplies, near Ramsis demonstrations at Masjid Alfath when he was only 17 years old!, you can access the campaign through this hashtag <\/span>#FreeBadrMohammad<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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AFTE’s Participation in the National Dialog<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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The speech of the lawyer at the Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression, Mohab Saeed, at the national dialogue session to encourage interaction between the Egyptian academic group and its counterpart abroad.<\/p>\n

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The speech of the lawyer at the Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression, Ahmed Othman, at the national dialogue session to discuss the law of Freedom of Information Access, which AFTE\u00a0 presented its initial draft<\/span><\/div>\n
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