Egypt

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.

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.

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.

Human rights groups from the region and around the world call on authorities in Egypt to immediately release journalists Hisham Fouad and Hossam Moanis, who have been held without trial since June 25, 2019.

Rights groups in Egypt condemn the sentencing of several women content creators for their online videos in a flawed ruling they say is the result of a systematic security and media campaign aimed at imposing moral and societal guardianship on social media users.

In a joint statement, 64 rights groups from around the world called on Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to immediately end the ongoing crackdown on freedom of association, independent groups, and peaceful dissent.

Human rights groups call on Egyptian authorities to stop the trials of TikTok content creators who are being prosecuted for their online content, and to ensure the right to freedom of expression.

Five leading human rights organizations in the country call for the urgent implementation of seven necessary measures to end the unprecedented deterioration in human rights.

IFEX joins over 20 organisations in highlighting how Egypt’s worsening rule of law and human rights abuses represent non-compliance with the mandate of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

A new report from the Arab Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) reveals how Egypt built dozens of jails since the January 2011 revolution to keep thousands of prisoners, including roughly 65,000 prisoners of conscience, behind bars.

A number of IFEX member organizations call on the Egyptian authorities to stop violating academic freedom, enable Egyptian and foreign researchers to work freely, and guarantee their freedom of movement. They also stress the need to release Santawy and Patrick George Zaki.

A wave of arrests during the country’s COVID-19 health crisis has seen journalists, doctors, and social media users falsely accused of disseminating misinformation about the pandemic, reports SMEX.

Detained since 23 June 2020, activist Sanaa Seif received an 18-month sentence for protesting the horrid prison conditions prisoners in Egypt face, including her brother, jailed blogger and activist Alaa Abdel Fattah. The Gulf Centre for Human Rights joins the growing number of voices calling for her immediate release.

Rights groups in Egypt call on authorities to investigate reports of physical assaults, acts of harassment, and abuse against detained journalist Solafa Magdy by police and staff at Qanater women’s prison.

After more than four years in pre-trial detention, Al Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein is granted a conditional release requiring him to visit a police station several times a week to report on his activities.

As Egypt marks the tenth year anniversary of the 25 January revolution, its media landscape continues to be targeted by an aggressive crackdown that has rendered the country one of the world’s biggest jailers of journalists.