
Egypt
Egypt under President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s government has been experiencing one of its worst human rights crises in many decades. The government has tried to whitewash abuses but has taken no serious steps to address the crisis. Tens of thousands of government critics, including journalists, peaceful activists, and human rights defenders, remain imprisoned on abusive “terrorism” charges, many in lengthy pretrial detention. Authorities harass and detain relatives of dissidents abroad and use vague “morality” charges to prosecute lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, female social media influencers, and survivors of sexual violence. Grave crimes, including torture and enforced disappearances, are committed with impunity.

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“All This Terror Because of a Photo”
Digital Targeting and Its Offline Consequences for LGBT People in the Middle East and North Africa
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News
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Egypt: Mass Arrests Target Family, Supporters of Ex-MP
Security Campaign Criminalizes Peaceful Dissent
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Egypt: Detained Academic at Risk of Death
Salah Soltan Should be Immediately Released, Offered Treatment
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Egypt: Data of Tens of Thousands of Students Compromised
Leakage of Sensitive, Private Information Could Lead to Serious Harm
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Exile or Prison: Egypt’s Offer To Critics Abroad
Egypt Should End Persecution of Critics, Open Dialogue
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Egypt Should Withdraw NGO Registration Deadline
Joint Letter to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken
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Egypt: End Stranglehold on Nongovernmental Groups
Abolish Registration Deadline Until Law is Amended
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Egypt: Harsh Sentences Against Rights Activists
Up to Life in Prison for 29 Members of Independent Group