Aboul Fotouh turns down family visits
The son of imprisoned former presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, Ahmed Aboul Fotouh, said on Monday that his father turned down family visits when he discovered they would take place behind a glass barrier. The authorities had moved Aboul…
Saudi court sentences Egyptian Nubian political detainees to long-term imprisonment
On Monday, a Saudi court sentenced Egyptian Nubians to prison terms ranging from 10 to 18 years. Human rights groups have called for the immediate and unconditional release of Egyptian Nubians detained in Saudi Arabia for more than two years….
Fears of dollar cash crisis in Egyptian banks
Several Egyptian banks doubled the fees for using payment and credit cards abroad from 3% to 6%. In contrast, other banks resorted to restricting the ceiling of cash withdrawal abroad with specific values due to the continued crisis of the…
Egypt is among the world’s highest in liver cancer, says WHO
According to a recent study by the International Agency for Research on Cancer of the World Health Organization, Egypt has recorded liver cancer death rates among the world’s highest. The study was published in the Journal of Hepatology, which deals…
UN experts urge Egypt to guarantee local civil society’s participation in Cop27
UN human rights experts have urged the Egyptian government to guarantee Egyptian civil society’s participation at Cop27, which will be held in Sharm El-Sheikh in November. They criticized the government for imposing restrictions on the participation of local individuals and…
35 Rights groups condemn Egypt’s detention of Eritrean asylum seekers
Thirty-five human rights groups have condemned Egypt’s detention of Eritrean asylum seekers, calling on the government to abide by international treaties, stop arrests and abuse of asylum seekers, and halt any plans to deport them forcibly. The Refugees Platform in…
Mohamed Abdel Hamid: Political detainee with colon cancer passes away in Badr 3 Prison Complex
Egyptian political detainee Alsayed Mohamed Abdel Hamid Al-Saifi, 61 years, passed away in Badr 3 Prison Complex in Badr City, Cairo, reported Committee for Justice. CFJ added Saifi was suffering from colon cancer, but the Egyptian authorities refused to be…
South Sudanese arrested in Cairo: Demonstration banned in Sisi’s Egypt
The Egyptian security forces arrested about 16 students from South Sudan after beating them as they gathered in front of their country’s embassy in Cairo to show solidarity with their colleagues at the embassy. According to the accounts, the attack…
Egypt’s Cassation Court refuses Tantawi’s appeal against the parliamentary poll
The Egyptian Cassation Court refused the appeal of the dissident ex-MP, Ahmed Tantawi, against the National Elections Committee that declared him a loser in the 2020 parliamentary elections. Tantawi’s lawyer, Esam Islambouli, expressed frustration at the court’s ruling as the…
Kerdasa’s school accident: Scant governmental spending dilapidate public schools in Egypt
The first days of the new academic year (2022/2023) in Egypt witnessed the death of a middle school student and the injury of 15 others after a wall staircase of their school fell on them due to the deterioration of…
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