{"id":40113,"date":"2026-02-07T19:56:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T17:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/?p=40113"},"modified":"2026-02-08T15:33:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T13:33:06","slug":"aftes-newsletter-december-2025-january-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/en\/advocacy-en\/2026\/02\/07\/40113-afteegypt.html","title":{"rendered":"AFTE\u2019s Newsletter (December 2025 &#8211; January 2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>First: Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression in 2025: Defending the Right to Freedom of Association<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2025, the Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) faced numerous obstacles amid its transition into a registered civil society organization under the Law Regulating Civil Work. After an 11-month wait, the association\u2019s registered bank account was finally activated in May 2025. In the same month, AFTE\u2019s Executive Director was subjected to a security stop at Cairo International Airport, during which his passport was confiscated, before being returned later following <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MaryLawlorhrds\/status\/1925519754434933188\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">international condemnations<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the second half of 2025, the Ministry of Social Solidarity imposed multiple administrative obstacles, as ministry officials delayed receiving the documentation related to two grants awarded to the association. By the end of 2025, AFTE received a letter rejecting both grants without providing any justification. As a result, the Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression lost all the financial resources necessary to activate its activities throughout 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite this campaign against the association, AFTE managed to continue its work for several months thanks to volunteer efforts in providing legal assistance and organizing discussions related to its areas of work. At present, AFTE continues to offer legal aid, follow up on the grievance submitted to the Ministry of Social Solidarity regarding the acceptance of the grants, and prepare for further activities in defense of the right to freedom of association.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>For more information, please refer to the following links:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/en\/advocacy-en\/statements-en\/2025\/05\/21\/39744-afteegypt.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Statement by AFTE<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: National Security confiscates the passport of AFTE Executive Director Mohamed Abdel Salam after subjecting him to unlawful questioning at Cairo International Airport.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ifex.org\/ifex-calls-for-egyptian-authorities-to-end-the-targeting-of-human-rights-defender-mohamed-abdel-salam\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Statement by the IFEX network<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, comprising more than 100 organizations worldwide: IFEX calls on the Egyptian authorities to cease targeting human rights defender Mohamed Abdel Salam.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fidh.org\/en\/region\/north-africa-middle-east\/egypt\/egypt-state-harassment-of-mohamed-abdel-salam-and-afte-must-end\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joint statement by a group of international organizations<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Egypt: The state must stop harassing Mohamed Abdel Salam and the Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manassa.news\/en\/stories\/29074?fbclid=IwdGRjcAOucD5jbGNrA65v13NydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHn4mwamGK71hp1HG3__38CPZdhc-2pHUDxuaGNzaFkZ18aYcliuc4OEohbEC&amp;brid=ZBUVyra2mLQ-2z3BX3eOlA\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Article <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">published on Al-Manassa: Suffocating civil society organizations between the corridors of the Ministry of \u201cSocial Solidarity\u201d and the maze of the \u201ccompetent authorities.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/latest\/news\/2025\/11\/egypt-reverse-sweeping-controls-over-independent-civil-society-organizations\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amnesty International report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Egypt: The stifling restrictions imposed on independent civil society organizations must be repealed.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>Second: Legal Aid (December 2025)<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The trial of photojournalist<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/en\/legal-profiles-en\/legal-news-en\/2025\/12\/30\/39994-afteegypt.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Hamdy Mokhtar and defendant Alaa Mansour<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was postponed to March 25, 2026 to continue hearing prosecution witnesses after more than four years in pretrial detention.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The detention of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/en\/legal-profiles-en\/legal-news-en\/2026\/01\/06\/39843-afteegypt.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mohamed Mostafa Sayed Saleh<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was renewed for 15 days after nearly a month of unlawful detention before being presented to the prosecution.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AFTE filed a lawsuit against Aswan University demanding the appointment of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/en\/legal-profiles-en\/legal-news-en\/2026\/01\/13\/39889-afteegypt.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Haitham Abd El-Baqy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as a lecturer in Cardiothoracic Surgery following an unjustified security rejection.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The criminal court renewed the detention of<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/en\/legal-profiles-en\/legal-news-en\/2024\/02\/15\/36659-afteegypt.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Mohamed Fathallah Zayan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for 45 days over a video from a conference of former presidential candidate Ahmed Tantawi.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The detention of<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/en\/legal-profiles-en\/legal-news-en\/2026\/01\/29\/40009-afteegypt.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Mahmoud Sanousi <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was renewed for 15 days on charges of joining a terrorist group and spreading false news.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The case of<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/en\/legal-profiles-en\/2026\/01\/08\/39875-afteegypt.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Ahmed Abd El-Rahman<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with the Actors\u2019 Syndicate was postponed to February 22, 2026 after the syndicate refused to register him as an active member.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The detention of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/en\/legal-profiles-en\/2026\/01\/08\/39868-afteegypt.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Osama El-Sheshtawy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was renewed for 15 days due to protest posts on Facebook.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After nearly 5 years in pretrial detention, the trial of<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/en\/legal-profiles-en\/2024\/05\/02\/37194-afteegypt.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Karim Salem <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was postponed to February 15, 2026.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The travel ban on researcher <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/en\/legal-profiles-en\/legal-news-en\/2024\/07\/31\/37971-afteegypt.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ahmed Samir Santawy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> continues, and the appeal has been scheduled for January 24, 2026, despite a presidential pardon issued in his favor.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After more than 3 years in pretrial detention, the trial of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/en\/legal-profiles-en\/legal-news-en\/2026\/01\/01\/40024-afteegypt.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mohamed Omar El-Sayed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was postponed to February 23, 2026, in violation of the legal maximum detention period.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cairo University appealed a ruling in favor of a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/en\/legal-profiles-en\/legal-news-en\/2024\/12\/24\/39262-afteegypt.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">client <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of AFTE, seeking to overturn the rejection of her appointment as a teaching assistant for security-related reasons.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In violation of criminal procedure law, the detention of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/en\/legal-profiles-en\/legal-news-en\/2023\/12\/06\/36143-afteegypt.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">an Al-Azhar student<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was renewed for 45 days despite exceeding two years in pretrial detention.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/en\/legal-profiles-en\/2023\/08\/16\/35040-afteegypt.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amir Sayed Mohamed and Riyad Abdel Rahman<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, fans of Zamalek Club, remain in detention for over two years on baseless charges.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The trial of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/en\/legal-profiles-en\/legal-news-en\/2021\/07\/29\/24176-afteegypt.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mohamed Al-Qassas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was postponed to February 2, 2026, in his third case with the same charges, with a complaint filed regarding poor detention conditions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The detention of<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/en\/legal-profiles-en\/legal-news-en\/2020\/06\/21\/19465-afteegypt.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Hamed Sadiq<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was renewed for 45 days after over five years in pretrial detention without trial.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The detention of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/en\/legal-profiles-en\/legal-news-en\/2023\/10\/29\/35809-afteegypt.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ahmed Abu Sateet<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was renewed for 45 days for participating in pro-Palestine demonstrations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The hearing of<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/en\/legal-profiles-en\/legal-news-en\/2021\/02\/21\/20991-afteegypt.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Dr. Ahmed El-Tohamy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was postponed to February 7, 2026, due to failure to transfer him from prison after more than four years in pretrial detention.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The court ordered a medical examination for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/en\/legal-profiles-en\/legal-news-en\/2020\/05\/04\/18699-afteegypt.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marwa Arafa<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and postponed continuation of witness testimony due to her critical health condition.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/en\/legal-profiles-en\/2025\/12\/29\/39810-afteegypt.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> construction workers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from Qalyubia were detained for 15 days on charges of spreading false news and joining a terrorist group.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The detention of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/legal-profiles-2\/legal-news\/2021\/02\/17\/20969-afteegypt.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mahmoud Abu Saree<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was renewed after more than two years in pretrial detention, without any confiscated evidence.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The detention of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/en\/legal-profiles-en\/2022\/11\/22\/32851-afteegypt.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ahmed Oraby<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was renewed on charges of spreading false news along with other accusations related to posts criticizing living conditions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>Third: Legal Aid (January 2026)<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Administrative Judiciary Reserves Case of<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/en\/legal-profiles-en\/legal-news-en\/2026\/01\/13\/39889-afteegypt.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Dr. Haitham Abdel-Baqy <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Against the President of Aswan University for Ruling on 17 March 2026, seeking his appointment as a lecturer in cardiothoracic surgery after an unjustified security rejection.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cairo Criminal Court Adjourns the Trial of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/en\/legal-profiles-en\/2026\/01\/13\/39930-afteegypt.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Abdullah Hany Mohamed Said<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to 14 April 2026 to hear prosecution witnesses in a case involving charges of joining a terrorist group.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Administrative Judiciary Refers the Appeal of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/en\/legal-profiles-en\/2026\/01\/13\/39895-afteegypt.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Walid Al-Hamamsy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, lecturer at the Faculty of Arts, Cairo University, to the State Commissioners Authority, following a decision to suspend him from work without notifying him of disciplinary hearings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The trial of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/en\/legal-profiles-en\/2026\/01\/14\/39902-afteegypt.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mohamed Mohamed Hamed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/en\/legal-profiles-en\/legal-news-en\/2022\/04\/14\/30148-afteegypt.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moataz Bellah Hassab Al-Naby<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/en\/legal-profiles-en\/legal-news-en\/2026\/01\/14\/39917-afteegypt.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Osama Abu Al-Hassan Hegazy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is adjourned to 11 March 2026 to hear the prosecution\u2019s pleadings in Case No. 965 of 2021 (Supreme State Security).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cairo Criminal Court Adjourns the Session to Hear Remaining Witnesses in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/en\/legal-profiles-en\/2026\/01\/15\/39923-afteegypt.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ramy Darwish<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s Case to 25 March 2026, amid objections by the defense to restrictions on examining prosecution witnesses.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cairo Criminal Court Renews the Detention of Student Abdelrahman Safwat Mohamedin for 45 Days, despite the release of most defendants in the same case who share the same legal status.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Appellate Administrative Court at the State Council Reserves the Appeal Against the Ruling in Favor of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/en\/legal-profiles-en\/legal-news-en\/2024\/12\/24\/39262-afteegypt.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our Client<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Regarding Her Appointment as a Teaching Assistant at the Faculty of Dentistry, for judgment on 28 February 2026.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cairo Criminal Court Adjourns the Trial of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/en\/legal-profiles-en\/2026\/01\/22\/39957-afteegypt.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amr Khamis<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to 19 April 2026 to hear the testimony of National Security officers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The trial of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/en\/legal-profiles-en\/2023\/09\/07\/35349-afteegypt.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Khaled Abdel-Wahed Amin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a member of Ahmed Al-Tantawi\u2019s presidential campaign, is adjourned to 2 March 2026 to hear prosecution witnesses.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The trial of Ismail <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/en\/legal-profiles-en\/2026\/01\/17\/39943-afteegypt.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Khaled Al-Imbaby<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is adjourned to 2 March 2026, after more than two years in pretrial detention since his arrest following attendance at a football match.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Ministry of Higher Education Appeals the Ruling Issued in Favor of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/en\/legal-profiles-en\/legal-news-en\/2021\/08\/03\/24283-afteegypt.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Manar Al-Tantawy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Regarding Her Promotion to the Rank of Professor, after more than four years of legal disputes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cairo Criminal Court Renews the Detention of Blogger and Journalist <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/en\/legal-profiles-en\/legal-news-en\/2026\/01\/29\/40009-afteegypt.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mohamed Ibrahim Radwan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (\u201cMohamed Oxygen\u201d) for 45 Days, despite having completed a previous prison sentence, in continuation of the practice known as \u201crecycling\u201d cases.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cairo Criminal Court Renews the Detention of Zamalek Club Fans <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/en\/legal-profiles-en\/2023\/08\/16\/35040-afteegypt.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amir Sayed and Mohamed Riyad<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for 45 Days, despite exceeding two years in pretrial detention.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Supreme State Security Prosecution Renews the Detention of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/en\/legal-profiles-en\/legal-news-en\/2026\/01\/29\/40009-afteegypt.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mahmoud Mostafa Sanousy Abdel-Aal<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for 15 Days pending investigations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Supreme State Security Prosecution Orders the Release of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/en\/legal-profiles-en\/legal-news-en\/2026\/01\/29\/40009-afteegypt.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hamed Seddek <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on Residence Guarantee, after more than five years in pretrial detention without trial in two cases involving identical charges.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cairo Criminal Court Renews the Detention of Ali Mohamed <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/en\/legal-profiles-en\/legal-news-en\/2023\/12\/06\/36143-afteegypt.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ali Abu Al-Magd<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a fourth-year student at the Faculty of Sharia and Law, Al-Azhar University, for 45 days, despite exceeding the two-year maximum limit for pretrial detention in violation of Article 143 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cairo Criminal Court Renews the Detention of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/en\/legal-profiles-en\/legal-news-en\/2023\/10\/29\/35809-afteegypt.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ahmed Hussein Ahmed Abu Steit<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for 45 Days, in connection with his participation in demonstrations in support of 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