Amr Magdi
Senior Researcher, Middle East and North Africa Division
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Amr Magdi is a senior researcher in the Middle East and North Africa division. He holds a postgraduate diploma in Human Rights and Civil Society, and a bachelor’s degree in Medicine and Surgery (MBBCH), both from Cairo University, Egypt. He is completing a master’s degree in Middle Eastern Studies from Lund University, Sweden. Before joining Human Rights Watch, he worked as the director of research at the Arab Network for Human Rights Information in Cairo and as a freelance journalist for several Egyptian and international outlets.
Articles Authored
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November 23, 2020
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October 13, 2020
Protests Still Scare Egypt’s Government
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October 17, 2019
In Egypt, Institutional Insanity is the New Normal
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September 23, 2019
How Far Will Sisi’s Government Go to Crush Protests?
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July 27, 2018
US Release of Military Aid to Egypt Sends Signal
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January 17, 2018
To US VP Pence: Defend the Rights of Christians and all Egyptians
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November 20, 2017
‘We need to talk’ about al-Sisi’s Twisted Take on Human Rights
Reports Authored
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“Security Forces Dealt with Them”
Suspicious Killings and Extrajudicial Executions by Egyptian Security Forces