Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE)

Over 40 NGOs call for the full repeal of Egypt’s cybercrime law and the reform of dangerous media regulation legislation. The groups describe these laws as the latest steps in the Egyptian government’s attempt to impose full control over the flow of information online.

Over 25 organizations call on the Egyptian government to immediately release imprisoned Lebanese tourist Mona el-Mazbouh, yet another episode in President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s continued crackdown on rights and freedoms.

This paper attempts to monitor the general atmosphere in which the press community worked during the period of the Egyptian presidential elections.

The number of blocked websites in Egypt since May 2017 has reached at least 497 websites.

In December, MENA activists focused on the plight of political detainees serving lengthy and unjust sentences in obscurity.

As the saga of Saudi’s hunted elites commanded attention across the Middle East and North Africa this November, news of the region’s less powerful prey fell by the wayside. Authorities in Kuwait, Bahrain, Libya, Morocco, and Egypt went after protesters, journalists, and human rights defenders critical of their regimes.

Human rights organizations condemn the crackdown on individuals in Egypt based on their perceived sexual orientation and gender identity.

Whether authoritarian regimes, so-called democracies or warring armed groups, those who wield power in the Middle East and North Africa have taken internet censorship to new levels and stepped up their individual campaigns against critics, journalists, and opponents this month.