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Egypt: Wrongfully imprisoned father fights for freedom

On December 22, the Court of Cassation will review Badr Mohamed’s appeal against his wrongful conviction and five-year prison sentence....

Egypt: Unjustly jailed politician’s son’s health at risk

Anas al-Beltagy has been unjustly detained for almost 11 years, punished solely because of his family ties. Since his arrest...

Egypt: : Free Mahmoud Hussein, the “T-Shirt Detainee”

On June 26, 2024, Egypt’s Emergency State Security Court sentenced Mahmoud Hussein to three years in prison. He was arrested...

Egypt: Urgent call for the release of Badr Mohamed

Badr Mohamed, now 28, has been arbitrarily detained for over four years. He was arrested in connection to the Ramsis...

Egypt: Sudanese refugees face detention & deportation

Since September 2023, Egyptian authorities have been arresting Sudanese refugees for irregular entry or stay. Those arrested have been detained...

Egypt: Unjust Detention of Activist Alaa Abdel Fattah

Alaa Abdel Fattah, a well-known Egyptian-British activist, has been wrongfully imprisoned for 52 months for simply standing up for his...

Egypt: Human Rights Group and its Director Threatened and Smeared Following Reports on Gaza Border Activity

The Egyptian authorities and affiliated groups have responded to recent reporting by the Sinai Foundation for Human Rights, an Egyptian...

Egypt: Anas al-Beltagy’s Decade-Long Quest for Justice

For over a decade, Anas al-Beltagy has languished in arbitrary detention, solely due to his family affiliation. Since his arrest...

Egypt: Unfairly held student denied prosthetic leg

Oqba Hashad has been arbitrarily detained without trial for over four years and six months solely for his brother’s human...

Egypt: Detained anti-torture T-shirt protester faces health risk

Mahmoud Hussein, a protester who had already spent two years in arbitrary pretrial detention for wearing an anti-torture T-shirt, was...

Egypt: Unjustly held Yemeni asylum seeker at risk of deportation

Yemeni asylum seeker, Abdul-Baqi Saeed Abdo, who has been arbitrary detained in Egypt for nearly two years, is at risk...

Egypt: Human rights lawyer must be released

Since his arrest on September 10, 2017, Egyptian authorities have arbitrarily detained Ibrahim Metwaly, human rights lawyer and co-founder of...

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