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October 13, 2020 Dispatches

Protests Still Scare Egypt’s Government

Violent State Response No Guarantee of Stability

Protesters chant slogans against the government in Cairo, Egypt, September 21, 2019.

October 6, 2020 News Release

Egypt: Police Beat Man to Death, Family Says

Relatives, Witnesses, Journalists Detained

Islam al-Australi, 26, who died in police custody.

October 1, 2020 Report

Egypt: Security Forces Abuse, Torture LGBT People

Arbitrary Arrests, Discrimination, Entrapment, Privacy Violations

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September 11, 2020 Report

Egypt: Gang Rape Witnesses Arrested, Smeared

Personal Data Used in Abusive Prosecutions

Women chant slogans as they gather to protest sexual harassment in front of the opera house in Cairo on June 14, 2014.

September 3, 2020 News Release

Egypt: Man Dies in Unjust Detention

Four Deaths in Custody Reported in Three Days

Ahmed Abdelnabi Mahmoud and Raia Abdallah at their home in Dallas, Texas.

August 28, 2020 News Release

Egypt: Veteran Human Rights Defender Bahey el-Din Hassan Sentenced to 15-Years in Prison

Punished for His Critical Tweets

August 17, 2020 Report

Egypt: Spate of ‘Morality’ Prosecutions of Women

Arrests, Jail for Violating ‘Family Values'

Egyptian influencers Hanin Hossam and Mawadda al-Adham, who were sentenced to two years in prison on charges of violating public morals, on the video-sharing app TikTok in Egypt's capital Cairo.

July 20, 2020 Report

Egypt: Apparent Covid-19 Outbreaks in Prisons

Provide Protection, Medical Care, Accelerate Releases

June 24, 2020 News Release

Egypt: Rights Defender’s Relatives Arrested

Midnight Raids, Disappearances Follow Torture Complaint

From left to right: Dr. Salah Soltan, Ahmed Soltan, Mahmoud Soltan, Hamza Soltan, Mostafa Soltan, Esmaeel Soltan

June 24, 2020 News Release

IMF: Delay Vote on Loan to Egypt

Link Approval to Robust Anti-Corruption Measures

June 23, 2020 Letter

Joint NGO Letter to IMF Re: IMF Engagement on Governance Issues and Corruption in Egypt

June 16, 2020 Commentary

For Sarah Hegazy: In Rage, in Grief, in Exhaustion

Young people wave a rainbow flag at a Cairo concert featuring the Lebanese Band Mashrou’ Leila. Activist Ahmed Alaa confirmed that he raised a rainbow flag at the concert in a Buzzfeed video including this image prior to his arrest.

June 16, 2020 Dispatches

Italy Should Stop Arms Transfer to Egypt

Deal Contravenes EU Pledge, Risks Facilitating Further Abuses

A house that the Egyptian army demolished in March 2018 in al-Arish as “retaliation” against suspects. © 2018 Private

June 4, 2020 News Release

US: Egypt’s Ex-Prime Minister Sued for Alleged Torture

Activist Seeks Damages Linked to Rab’a Protest

Human rights activist Mohamed Soltan, an American citizen now living in Virginia, is suing former Egyptian prime minister Hazem el-Bablawi.

May 18, 2020 News Release

Egypt: No Pretense of Judicial Review for Hundreds

Covid-19 Court Closure Exacerbates Grossly Unfair System

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