Three detainees put on new case days after their release
The Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms said that three people who had been released from prison have been put on a new case. The State Security Prosecution released Mohamed Ramadan Awad al-Sayed, Abdurrahman al-Sayed Abdel Hamid and Sabri Mari…
Parliament discusses amendments to parole
The Egyptian parliament are discussing a bill presented by the government to amend several articles of Law 396 of 1956 on the organisation of prisons. If approved, the adjustments will prevent prisoners convicted of specific crimes from going on parole,…
Egypt builds a wall on Gaza border
Egyptian eyewitnesses from Rafah City in North Sinai have said that the Egyptian authorities have been working for two weeks to construct a wall on the border with the Gaza Strip that extends between Karam Abu Salem’s crossing and the…
Egypt: Shortage of medicine and decrease in oil prices due to coronavirus
Several medical manufacturers in Egypt have said that they are suffering a shortage in raw materials imported from China as coronavirus has affected trade, which may prevent them from providing medicine in the coming period. Hany Mashaal, chairman of Sun…
Dismissal of 8 workers from Tanta Flax & Oil Company for striking
The board of directors of Tanta Flax and Oil Company have issued a decision to fire eight workers in the company after an open strike initiated by workers at the company, which entered its third day. The former labour leader…
Petition circulates calling for end to pretrial detention
The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information addressed the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ali Abdel-Aal, the Council of Ministers and the Supreme Council of Judicial Bodies to submit a request to the Minister of Justice Omar Marwan with…
Brother of former finance minister sentenced to 30 years prison for smuggling Egyptian monuments
The Cairo Criminal Court sentenced, on Saturday, Boutros Raouf Ghali, the brother of the former finance minister Youssef Ghali, to 30 years in prison, and fined him EGP 6 million ($384,515) for smuggling Egyptian monuments abroad. The attorney general referred…
Concerns over fate of detained researcher Patrick George
The attorney general issued a statement on Sunday denying that Patrick George was tortured. He also confirmed that investigations had been completed into the case. Patrick George Zaky is an Egyptian master student at the Italian university of Bologna. He…
Egypt’s parliament moves to legalise parking attendants
Egypt’s parliament has approved a bill on the organisation of car parks. The draft law stipulated that the governor or the heads of districts may offer the right to rent car parks to companies or individuals for a period not…
Egypt MP accuses Eastern Tobacco Company of wasting public money
MP Muhammad Fouad has submitted a request to brief the Prime Minister, Minister of Business Sector and Minister of Industry regarding the waste of public money at Eastern Tobacco Company, and the financial and administrative violations mentioned in the recent…
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