{"id":39323,"date":"2025-01-07T23:07:22","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T21:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/?p=39323"},"modified":"2026-05-07T14:10:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T11:10:34","slug":"aftes-newsletter-december-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/en\/advocacy-en\/monthly-newsletter-en\/2025\/01\/07\/39323-afteegypt.html","title":{"rendered":"AFTE\u2019s Newsletter: December 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) shares with you the joint statements it issued over the past month and campaign, in addition to the legal updates of lawsuits in which AFTE provides legal support to prisoners of conscience or to academics who were subjected to abuse and security prosecutions for expressing their opinions<\/span><\/p>\n

We always welcome any inquiries or clarifications from everyone through our social media platforms or via the following email: <\/span>info@afteegypt.org<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Reports <\/span><\/p>\n

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This report presents and analyzes the general policies of the Egyptian authorities and their various agencies towards the right to freedom of expression in its various forms, specifically freedom of the press and media, freedom of creativity and artistic expression, freedom of digital expression, academic freedoms, and student rights. The Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) monitors and documents violations in these domains. It also provides legal aid to the victims of these violations through its lawyers at the legal aid unit. The report also reviews and analyzes the patterns of violations that were monitored and documented during the period from 1 July to 30 September 2024, according to AFTE\u2019s monitoring and documentation methodology<\/span>. <\/span>More<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Joint statements\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Egyptian government must immediately lift the arbitrary travel bans and asset freezes imposed upon three directors of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), a prominent Egyptian human rights organization, solely for their legitimate human rights work, a coalition of 34 rights groups said today, four years after the men were released from prison following an international outcry at their persecution.<\/span> More<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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AFTE and 16 Human rights organizations <\/span>condemn in the strongest terms the harsh and unjust sentences issued by a military court on Saturday, December 14, 2024, against 62 civilians from North Sinai, including tribal leaders, activists, and journalists. These sentences\u2014ranging from 3 to 10 years of imprisonment\u2014stem from calls for largely peaceful protests demanding the right to return to their lands from which they were forcibly displaced. These verdicts, issued in Case No. 80 of 2023 by the Ismailia Military Court, mark a significant escalation in the Egyptian authorities\u2019 policies towards forcibly displaced residents. These policies continue to disregard human rights, first and foremost, the right to return to their lands and the right to a fair trial before an ordinary court, away from exceptional courts that lack fundamental guarantees of justice.<\/span> More<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Legal Aid<\/span><\/p>\n