Wael Abbas and Walid al-Shoubki released without precautionary measures
The Supreme State Security Prosecution has canceled the precautionary measures imposed on blogger Wael Abbas and researcher Walid al-Shoubki and released them. The Criminal Court initially decided to release them on precautionary measures which would mean they spent a certain…
Patrick George and Shady Abu Zeid’s detention renewed for 15 days
The Mansoura Prosecution has renewed the detention of researcher Patrick George for 15 more days pending investigations in case No. 7245 of 2019 for publishing false news and abusing social media networks against al-Sisi’s regime. Patrick’s lawyer said that his…
Rain floods Cairo’s streets
Thunderstorms in Cairo on Monday led to flooding on a number of roads causing a buildup of traffic and numerous diversions causing chaos on the bridges and main roads. The Cairo Traffic Department announced the closure of the al-Uruba tunnel…
A campaign to release Ziad al-Alimi on his birthday
A number of political activists started a campaign for the detained human rights lawyer Ziad al-Alimi on his birthday. They published photos of Ziad and demanded he be released. Ekram Youssef, Ziad’s mother, said that her son has celebrated his…
Prosecution orders medical examination for detained lawyer Mohammad Ramadan
Al-Montazah prosecution has sent a letter to Borg Al-Arab prison’s chief, asking one of the prison doctors to examine the imprisoned lawyer Mohamed Ramadan to see if he needs treatment outside the prison, according to the Egyptian Commission for Rights…
Egypt’s Al-Azhar: Female circumcision not permissible under Islamic law
Al-Azhar has issued a statement which confirms that female circumcision is not permissible under Islamic law, and that circumcision damages females psychologically and physically. Al-Azhar said in the statement that female circumcision is not mentioned in the Qur’an and its…
Detainee accuses prison authorities of medical negligence and endangering his life
The Alexandria Criminal Court has renewed the detention of lawyer Mohamed Ramadan for 45 days on case No. 16576 of 2018 on charges of publishing false news and abusing social media sites. Mohamed Ramadan, a human rights lawyer, was arrested…
Mubarak`s sons acquitted in ‘manipulating the stock market’ case
On Saturday the Cairo Criminal Court acquitted Gamal and Alaa, the sons of the deposed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, and six other businessmen and bank officials in the case known in the media as the case of “manipulating the stock…
Egypt pays EGP 267 bn in debt interest
Data from the Egyptian Ministry of Finance revealed that Egypt’s expenses on debt interest rose during the first half of the current fiscal year by 28.7 per cent on an annual basis. A report by the Egyptian Finance Ministry on…
Detainee dies of medical negligence
El-Shehab Centre for Human Rights has announced the death of the Egyptian detainee Ahmed Abdel Moneim Qandil inside Scorpion Prison after his health deteriorated and he was denied appropriate medical care. Qandil, who works as a social and psychological specialist…
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