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November 23, 2020 Dispatches

Egyptian Judiciary in Service of Repression

Authorities Ignore Release Orders, Set a Revolving Door of Pretrial Detention

November 16, 2020 News Release

Egypt: Leading Rights Group Official Arrested

Midnight Home Raid Follows Organization’s Meeting with Ambassadors

Several European diplomats attend a meeting at the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights' (EIPR) office in Cairo on November 3, 2020.
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 1, 2020 Report

Egypt: Security Forces Abuse, Torture LGBT People

Arbitrary Arrests, Discrimination, Entrapment, Privacy Violations

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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

Bahey el-Din Hassan.
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 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. 
March 20, 2020 Dispatches

Egypt’s Denial of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Ignoring LGBT Rights Endangers People in Time of COVID-19

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.
March 20, 2020 News Release

Egypt: Four Arrested Over COVID-19 Protest

Prominent Women Sought Release of Unjustly Detained Prisoners

Screenshot of a live stream video from the protest showing Ahdaf Soueif, right, Laila Soueif, left, and Rabab al-Mahdy in between before they were arrested at the protest in downtown Cairo on March 18.
February 12, 2020 News Release

Egypt: Rights Activist Detained, Allegedly Tortured

Escalating Campaign Against Human Rights Advocates

Authorities arbitrarily arrested Patrick George Zaki upon arrival at Cairo Airport from Italy on February 7, 2020.
January 14, 2020 News Release

Egypt: Resilient Resistance to Fierce Repression

Authorities Equate Peaceful Dissent with ‘Terrorism’

Small groups of protesters gather in central Cairo shouting anti-government slogans in Cairo, Egypt September 21, 2019.
December 19, 2019 News Release

Egypt: Jailed Activist’s Life May Be at Risk

Relatives Say Aisha al-Shater Abused, Denied Sufficient Health Care

Aisha al-Shater.
November 27, 2019 News Release

UN: States Denounce Egypt’s Rights Record

Follow-Up Universal Periodic Review with Concrete Action

The 36th Session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.

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