Esraa Abdel Fattah’s lawyer demands she’s transferred to hospital after hunger strike
Ahmed Ragheb, lawyer of the well-known activist and journalist Esraa Abdel Fattah, has sent a request to the attorney general, the interior minister and other concerned officials demanding Esraa is admitted to hospital to save her life. On October 13,…
Police continue broadcasting forced confessions
On Tuesday Egyptian police arrested 22 people on charges of agitating public opinion in front of the court in Menofia province on Sunday during the case of the murder of Mahmoud el-Banna. Mahmoud el-Banna is a teenager who was killed…
Egypt launches a secret satellite for military purposes
Egypt intends to launch a new satellite secretly, without publicising it or advertising it as propaganda as the regime usually does. Official sources say that the secrecy surrounding the launch of the new satellite is because it will be used…
In violation of the law, Egypt authorities delay authorising news websites
The Supreme Council for Media Regulation (SCMR) has announced that it hasn’t yet made a decision concerning news websites that have demanded authorisation according to the journalism and media code signed by Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in September 2019. The SCMR…
Mohammed Waleed, the latest detainee to complain of torture
Mohammed Waleed, a member of the Bread and Freedom party, appeared on Thursday before the State Security Prosecution after being forcibly disappeared for two weeks. Waleed was arrested on October 1 whilst on the stairs of a plane heading from…
The facts about refugees in Egypt
The reality about refugees in Egypt is very different from what General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi describes, to the extent that al-Sisi’s speech on the subject seemed to describe another country. A new report reveals sexual assault among a growing number…
Mohammed Al-Baqir: The imprisoned lawyer who turned into a symbol of justice
While the prominent human rights lawyer Mohammad Al-Baqir was attending investigations at the supreme state security prosecution with the political activist Alaa Abd al-Fattah at the end of September, he was surprised that the prosecution ordered that he be detained…
Egypt’s external debt jumps to $109 billion in one year
Egyptian government data has revealed that Egypt’s external debt has risen significantly in one year, which is a challenge to the Egyptian economic system, which is facing an increasing cycle of debt. According to this data, external debt reached $109…
Al-Sisi’s historical : From victorious hero to defeated general
The people told the leader not to go (do not leave power)… Egyptians asked the leader not to leave, to go on, and we are with you, (although he was) almost defeated. Egyptian General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi suddenly turned to…
6 human rights organisations demand al-Sisi stop executions
Six human rights organisations have launched a campaign “Stop executions in Egypt” and demanded the Egyptian regime to stop issuing and carrying out death sentences. Adalah’s Foundation for Human Rights, Efdi International, Shehab Centre for Human Rights, Peace International for…
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