Pre-trial detainees in Egypt arbitrarily denied their rights
July 17, 2019 The Egyptian Front for Human Rights, an Egyptian human rights organisation, has condemned the conditions detainees are kept in whilst in pre-trial detention in Egypt. In a statement published on Monday Egyptian authorities were deeply scornful of…
Minya court accuses 12 of “inciting violence” after Rabaa massacre
July 16, 2019 On Sunday Minya Criminal Court issued harsh sentences against 12 people accused of inciting murder following riots that broke out after the Rabaa al-Adawiya sit-in in Cairo on August 14 2013. Khaled al-Ela, a member of their…
Kuwait: 8 Egyptian Dissidents Unlawfully Returned
Kuwaiti authorities on July 15, 2019 unlawfully returned eight Egyptian dissidents despite the serious risk of torture and persecution they face in Egypt, Human Rights Watch said today. The deportation of the men appears to violate Kuwait’s obligations under international…
The new NGO law: Has Cairo responded to foreign pressure?
July 16, 2019 The Egyptian parliament has approved in principle a draft amendment to the NGO Law, which was introduced by the government, including a significant easing of restrictions on NGOs. Parliament’s social solidarity committee said that the law is…
Cairo’s new capital: Is it turning into a city of ghosts?
July 16, 2019 The Administrative Capital for Urban Development (ACUD) has started preliminary talks with several local banks to obtain financing of up to EGP 20 billion to fund facilities, infrastructure and various investments that are being implemented in the…
US woman joins list of dual citizen detainees in Egypt prisons
July 16, 2019 Egyptian-American Reem Desouki has joined the list of Egyptians with American citizenship in Egyptian prisons. Egyptian authorities arrested Reem Mohammed al-Desouki, who lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, despite her American citizenship. She arrived at Cairo airport with her…
Egypt authorities arrest new member of “Alliance of Hope”
July 16, 2019 The Supreme State Security Prosecution decided on Sunday to include the accountant Alaa Essam, an accounting expert at the Egyptian Forum for Labour Relations, to the accused in case no. 930 for the year 2019, known as…
Sinai: Egypt security forces demolish houses, make arbitrary arrests
July 16, 2019 For three weeks Egyptian security forces have encircled al-Arish, the biggest city in North Sinai. The campaign comes against the background of terrorist attacks on several security checkpoints in al-Arish in June. The security forces stormed houses…
Egypt will sue following sale of $5.97 million Tutankhamun statue
Egypt has said that it will file a civil lawsuit after the sale of an ancient statue at auction last week. The stone head, which resembles Pharaoh Tutankhamun, was sold for £4.7 million ($5.97 million) at a London auction on…
When doctors don’t help: ‘Medical negligence’ in Egypt’s prisons
When former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi died after collapsing in a defendant’s cage in a Cairo court this June, the world’s attention turned to the dire prison conditions in Egypt. Morsi had been denied necessary medical attention, possibly meeting the…
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