Egypt: Court punishes activists for challenging al-Sisi
Prison sentences aim at deterring peaceful dissent.
Egypt: Alarming new law expands military power amid fears of popular unrest
The law further transforms the military into a police force to suppress potential public discontent.
Egypt: Authorities must stop targeting independent news website Mada Masr
The persistent targeting of Mada Masr and its staff is indicative of the Egyptian authorities’ systematic prosecution and detainment of journalists.
Alaa Abd El-Fattah – An urgent appeal to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
The prominent activist has spent much of the past decade imprisoned in Egypt for his writing and activism.
Egypt: Targeting of Al-Tantawy underscores illegitimacy of upcoming elections
Rights groups reaffirm the impossibility of holding genuine elections amid a repressive climate.
Egypt: Sentencing of Hesham Kassem confirms National Dialogue is a farce, warn rights groups
Egyptian authorities clearly remain committed to their zero-tolerance policy towards dissent.
Egypt: Recent arbitrary practices show no intent to improve human rights situation
Detention of journalist Ahmed Gamal Ziada’s father reflects the growing trend of authorities targeting families of dissident critics.
Egypt: Armed clashes in Sinai raise questions about security situation amid media blackout
Pressing authorities for facts, rights groups call for an end to decade-long ban on media coverage in Sinai.
Egypt’s worst decade for human rights
The government’s counter-terrorism architecture has been used to consolidate authoritarianism and crush peaceful dissent.
Egypt: Rights groups condemn latest blocking of news websites
The continued blocking of websites exacerbates violations against the right to free media and access to information.
Egypt: Poet Galal El-Behairy is at risk after 80 days on hunger strike
PEN International believes the jailed poet is being targeted for his writings critical of Egyptian authorities.
Egypt adds human rights defenders to new terrorism lists after launch of ‘national dialogue’
Authorities use terrorism lists as a tool to suppress citizens’ freedom of expression and association, rights groups say.
Egypt: 32 human rights groups condemn the referral of ‘Mada Masr’ journalists to trial
IFEX joins calls for authorities to drop charges against journalists and halt independent media crackdown.
Egypt: Harsh sentences against rights activists
29 members of an independent rights group sentenced to between five years and life in prison for their peaceful activism.