More women join hunger strike in al-Qanater prison
January 1, 2020 A group of female detainees including Egyptian human rights lawyer Mahienour el-Massry, Al-Istiklal (Independence) party leader Najla al- Qaliouby and lawyer Sahar Ali have started a partial hunger strike demanding their release and an improvement to their…
Popular outrage in Egypt at decision to transfer Luxor statues to Tahrir Square
January 1, 2020 MP Mohamed Abdel Ghani has urgently raised concern in parliament about the decision to transfer four archaeological statues of rams from Karnak Temple in Luxor city to Tahrir Square. The move comes as part of recent renovations…
Brotherhood funds confiscated and annexed to state treasury
In an escalation by the Egyptian regime against the Muslim Brotherhood, the Committee for Inventory, Seizure and Management of Terrorist Funds has issued a decision to confiscate the funds of more than 120 people accused of financing the group and…
Ticket martyr defence demands EGP 1 million compensation
Tanta Criminal Court has postponed the trial of the Alexandria-Aswan train conductor to February 15 in the case known as the ticket martyr. The train conductor is accused of intentionally killing Mohamed Eid and injuring his friend Ahmed Samir by…
Al-Sisi’s youth conferences cost a lot but achieve little
The third Global Forum for World Youth and the Eighth for Egyptian Youth was recently held in Sharm el-Sheikh amid widespread criticism that they cost the state budget a lot and achieve very little for the people. Some have also…
Strong Egypt Party deputy chairman rearrested days after release
Days after the Supreme State Security Prosecution released Mohammed al-Qassas, deputy chairman of the Strong Egypt Party, he has been caught up in a new case, according to lawyer Khaled Ali. Mohammad al-Qassas spent 22 months in prison in case…
Renewed calls for the release of pretrial prisoners in Egypt
Lawyers and families of Egyptian political activists imprisoned for issues related to disturbing the country’s security, most notably belonging to a banned group or spreading false news, demanded their release after periods of pretrial detention that exceeded two years. They…
In Egypt, your clothes could deprive you of your job
Egyptian Minister of Culture Enas Abdel Dayem has cancelled the appointment of a plastic artist as a director of one of the palaces of culture in Beheira Governorate, northern Egypt, because she is “veiled,” that is, she wears a veil…
Esraa Abdel Fattah restarts hunger strike
The State Security Prosecution has ordered the renewal of 15 days custody of the political activist and journalist Esraa Abdel Fattah and journalist Mohammad Salah pending investigations. Esraa has restarted her hunger and thirst strike to protest against the fact…
9 policemen imprisoned for killing a citizen
The Al-Wayili Criminal Court sentenced on Monday an officer and eight police secretaries from al-Wayili department to three years in prison for beating a citizen during his arrest. The case dates backs to May 2016, when police stormed the workshop of…
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