Articles by Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE)
Egypt’s Interior Ministry marks World Press Freedom Day by storming press syndicate
Just a few hours before World Press Freedom Day, a security force with the Interior Ministry raided the syndicate’s headquarters.
In run-up to planned protests, Egyptian authorities conduct mass arrests
Police have arrested youth from cafes in downtown Cairo, at metro stations, at random police checkpoints and from their homes.
Egypt’s regime tenaciously hounds last remaining voice of victims: Civil society
At a time when the torture and murder of Egyptians have become a mark of patriotism, defenders of the victims of these crimes are being prosecuted.
On the prevention of foreign academics and researchers from entering Egypt
This January, Egyptian authorities prevented academics Atef Botros and Amel Grami from entering Egypt on the basis that they “represented a danger to national security,” raising questions concerning freedom of movement and freedom of expression in Egypt.
Government’s use of travel bans turns Egypt into “mass jail cell” for rights advocates
Head of the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information Gamal Eid’s travel ban is the latest in a string of arbitrary travel bans targeting activists and human rights advocates in Egypt.
On the military investigation of Egyptian journalist Hossam Bahgat
Leading investigative journalist and human rights advocate Hossam Bahgat, who was arrested on 8 November under accusations of spreading “false news” and held in military detention, was released on 10 November.
Rights groups to Egyptian government: Release journalist Hossam Bahgat immediately
Military prosecutors ordered the detention of investigative journalist Hossam Bahgat on the morning of 9 November for four days pending interrogation on charges related solely to his writings as a journalist. The prosecutors refuse to tell lawyers where Bahgat is being detained.
When privacy and press freedom clash: The case of anchorwoman Reham Saeed
A recent case involving controversial Egyptian TV presenter Reham Saeed has all the elements needed to examine the tensions that can arise between the right to privacy and freedom of expression. In a Q&A piece published this week, the Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression used Saeed’s most recent media blunder to do just that.