The Abolition of El Gouna Festival and Egypt’s loss of soft power
The administration of El Gouna Film Festival declared, days ago, the abolition of the sixth convention that was decided next October. According to the statement, the decision was attributed to the “current international challenges that could hinder the international and…
Egyptian politician Sadat calls upon authorities to unblock independent news websites
Mohamed Anwar El-Sadat, the Reform and Development Party leader and a member of the National Council for Human Rights, released a statement on Monday criticizing the ongoing blockage of several independent news websites and media outlets by the Egyptian government….
10 Muslim Brothers sentenced to death in Egypt by emergency court
On Tuesday, the Emergency State Security Criminal Court sentenced ten members of the Muslim Brotherhood to death in the case known as the Helwan Brigades. It also sentenced 56 defendants to life imprisonment, 11 to 15 years in prison, and…
Refugees in Egypt: Arbitrary Detention and Unfair Treatment
During the launching of the Egyptian Migration Hub in The Center for Migration and Refugee Studies, several experts criticized the conditions of refugees. They demanded establishing a transparent system that enables refugees and asylum seekers to follow clear steps regarding…
Despite Sisi’s prisons: The International Bar Association awards two detained Egyptian human rights lawyers
The two detained Egyptian lawyers, Haitham Mohamadin and Mohamed El-Baqer, won the Ebru Timtik award of the International Bar Association in recognition of their role in the struggle for human rights, a role they paid for in years of their…
Military sources: The Egyptian military and tribal militias carry out a large-scale attack on the ISIS stronghold in Sinai
The Egyptian military, along with the state-sponsored tribal militias in Sinai, is conducting an undeclared military operation in the Northeast of the Sinai Peninsula, targeting the strongholds of the ISIS local branch known as Wilayat Sinai. The military released no…
EIPR warns of deporting Yemeni asylum seekers in Egypt
On Thursday, the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights issued a statement warning of the imminent forced deportation of Abd al-Baqi Saeed Abdo, 52, a Yemeni asylum seeker, who is being held in pretrial detention on charges of joining a terrorist…
20 human rights groups demand the release of Mohamed El-Baqer
On Thursday, 20 human rights groups issued a statement calling for the immediate and unconditional release of human rights lawyer Mohamed El-Baqer, director of Adalah Center for Rights and Freedoms. They said that El-Baqer’s detention was arbitrary and was intended…
CFJ calls on the UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Killings to investigate Ayman Hadhoud’s death
The Committee for Justice has submitted a complaint to the UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Killings regarding the extrajudicial killing of economist Ayman Hadhoud. The rights group said that under the pretext of combating terrorism, the administration of President Abdel…
An explosive device killed two tribal militants in Sinai
On Thursday, two members of the Sawarka tribe, which cooperates with the Egyptian Armed Forces in its war on terrorism in North Sinai, were killed in an explosion. A young man was also killed when an unidentified shell fell on…
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