Egypt: Flagrant Human Rights Abuses Documented In Badr Prison Complex
The Committee for Justice, an independent association for the defence of human rights based in Geneva, Switzerland, has published a report on the dire conditions in Egyptian prisons, stating: Inmates at the new Badr Prison Complex in Egypt live in…
The State Security Affairs Office refuses to ratify the ruling that acquitted six people
On Saturday, human rights lawyer Khaled Al-Masry said that the State Security Affairs Office refused to ratify a ruling issued by an Emergency State Security Court that acquitted six people of charges of joining a terrorist group and carrying out…
Sisi’s economic ambiguity fuels Gamal Mubarak’s presidential ambition, according to Africa Intelligence
Africa Intelligence reported on Wednesday that Gamal Mubarak, the son of former Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak, is considering challenging President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in the 2024 elections. The French intelligence website cited a “secret” meeting between Mubarak and Jonathan Cohen,…
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund halts plan to acquire the United Bank of Egypt
Reuters and Bloomberg have said that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund halted a plan to acquire the United Bank of Egypt, almost wholly owned by the Central Bank of Egypt, due to disagreements over its valuation. According to sources, the…
Rights group submits complaint to Public Prosecutor against harassment of female political prisoner
On Wednesday, human rights lawyer Nabih Al-Janadi said that he had submitted a complaint to the Public Prosecutor against the harassment of a female political prisoner at the hands of a warden at Al-Qanater Al-Khairiya Prison for Women. The Egyptian…
Rights group denounces deliberate medical negligence in prisons in Egypt
The Egyptian Network for Human Rights has issued a statement denouncing the deliberate medical negligence in prisons and detention facilities in Egypt. The rights group said that the Egyptian authorities do not observe the constitution, the law, internal prison regulations,…
39,000 arrests and judicial prosecutions on political grounds in Egypt since 2018, says Transparency Center
On Sunday, the Transparency Research and Documentation Center reported that the Egyptian authorities carried out 39,000 arrests and judicial prosecutions on political grounds from January 2018 to January 2023. The report also documented 104 deaths among those arrested or re-arrested,…
Egypt Starts Debut Islamic Debt Sale as Bond Payment Looms
On Tuesday, Bloomberg published a report on the debt situation in Egypt, stating: Egypt started selling its first Islamic debt as the North African nation wrestled with a foreign-currency crunch. The three-year dollar sukuk is expected to price on Tuesday,…
Rights groups call on Italian authorities to take a firm stand on Giulio Regeni
Rights groups have issued a joint statement calling on the Italian authorities to take a firm stand on Giulio Regeni’s case, expressing concern over recent developments. The Egyptian Front for Human Rights and the Egyptian Platform for Human Rights called…
Egyptian court orders detention of poet for criticizing price hikes
An Egyptian court has ordered the detention of a poet for 15 days pending investigations after the Public Prosecution Office charged him with spreading false news and inciting violence over posts criticizing price hikes on Facebook. Lawyer Mohamed Ramadan said…
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