Egypt: In the absence of the bare minimum of the rule of law and respect for human rights, ANHRI decides to suspend its activities
After 18 years of tireless work in defending human rights and the right to free expression, IFEX member the Arab Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) suspends its activities.
Egypt: Unjust verdict must not be ratified against activists Mohamed El-Baqer, Alaa Abdel Fattah, and Mohamed Ibrahim
Rights groups in Egypt urge President Sisi to refuse to ratify the unjust sentencing of the three activists, and reject the continued use of exceptional courts and bogus terrorism charges in retaliation against the state’s peaceful critics.
Eight years and counting: Rights groups call for imprisoned Egyptian activist Ahmed Douma’s freedom
Prominent political activist Ahmed Douma’s health condition has steadily deteriorated since his imprisonment eight years ago, and being placed in solitary confinement for more than six years, say rights groups.
Egypt: Rights groups condemn infringement of right to fair trial for Alaa Abd El Fattah, Mohammed al-Baqer, and Mohammed Oxygen
Civil society organizations demand the immediate and unconditional release of the three defendants, as they are prisoners of conscience and have exceeded the maximum period of pretrial detention specified in Egypt’s Criminal Code.
Egypt: Security court sentences former MP and journalists
Human rights groups in Egypt condemn the unjust prison sentences journalists Hisham Fouad and Hossam Mounes, and former parliamentarian Zyad Elelaimy received after two years of pretrial detention.
Egypt: Arsenal of repressive laws ensure continuation of perpetual state of emergency
An onslaught of repressive laws enacted in recent years have codified Egypt’s exceptional state of emergency into ordinary law, say Egyptian human rights groups.
Egypt: Activists face fabricated charges in Emergency State Security court trial
Imprisoned activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, blogger Mohamed Ibrahim, and human rights lawyer Mohamed al-Baqer have been held in pretrial detention for over two years and face politically motivated charges.
#FreeAlaa: Rights groups renew calls for the release of Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah
Abdel Fattah has been held in pre-trial detention for the past two years and continues to face dehumanizing conditions in prison.
Egypt: Epidemic underscores need for Parliament to pass Freedom of Information Law
Marking the International Day for Universal Access to Information, the Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) highlights the critical need for a Freedom of Information Law to guarantee society’s right to accurate information.
Under Attack: How Egypt’s security campaigns target rights defenders
A new report by the Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) examines the most prominent violations practiced by Egyptian authorities against independent human rights organizations and human rights defenders.
Egypt’s Case 173: Decade-long prosecution of rights groups must end
Rights groups in Egypt call for an immediate end to the prosecution of civil society organizations under Case 173 of 2011, and the dismissal of politicized sentences against Egyptian human rights defenders in the country and abroad.
Egypt: Judicial authorities employ mass surveillance to censor citizens
How Egypt’s Public Prosecution expanded its powers in recent years to monitor internet users, and violate their right to privacy and freedom of expression.
IFEX calls on authorities in Egypt to drop their prosecution of prominent human rights defender Gamal Eid
“Gamal is one of the strongest independent voices still fighting for human rights in a country that has been dismantling civil society and closing the space for freedom of expression and information for far too long. The trumped-up charges against him should be dropped immediately, along with the travel ban and assets freeze.’
Egypt: Human rights defender Gamal Eid questioned in civil society case ten years later
Prominent human rights defender and director of The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) Gamal Eid was formally questioned in what the rights group calls a politically motivated case designed to punish independent organizations.
Egypt: Rights groups call on President Sisi to release researcher Ahmed Samir Santawy
IFEX joins rights groups in calling on President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to quash the unfair verdict against researcher and graduate student Ahmed Samir Santawy, who was sentenced to four years in prison on “false news” charges.
How Egypt weaponizes counter terrorism laws to target human rights defenders
Egyptian human rights defenders and UN experts examine how authorities in Egypt have weaponized counter terrorism laws to target activists and human rights defenders, and measures the international community can take to investigate the country’s grave human rights violations.