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November 25, 2019 News Release

Egypt: Independent News Website Targeted

Security Forces Raid Mada Masr Headquarters, Arrest Journalists

A screenshot of Mada Masr's homepage on November 26, 2019.
November 19, 2019 Report

Egypt: Families Of Dissidents Targeted

Relatives of Critics Abroad Face Home Raids, Arrests, Travel Bans

Police vehicles are seen in central Cairo as protesters gather shouting anti-government slogans in Cairo, Egypt September 21, 2019.
November 2, 2019 News Release

Egypt: Prominent Rights Defender Attacked

Assaults, Threats Against Gamal Eid Indicate State Involvement

Human rights activist Gamal Eid is seen at a court in Cairo, March 24, 2016.
October 17, 2019 Commentary

In Egypt, Institutional Insanity is the New Normal

Mohamed Abdellatif, former Assistant Secretary-General of the Dentists’ Syndicate in Egypt.
September 27, 2019 News Release

Egypt: Hundreds Arrested in Nationwide Crackdown

Internet Interrupted, News Sites Blocked

Small groups of protesters gather in central Cairo shouting anti-government slogans in Cairo, Egypt September 21, 2019.
September 26, 2019 Dispatches

Protests in Egypt Show Trump’s Wrong about al-Sisi

‘Favorite Dictator’ Is No ‘Great Leader’

President Donald Trump meets with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi during the United Nations General Assembly in New York
September 23, 2019 Dispatches

How Far Will Sisi’s Government Go to Crush Protests?

More Repression Feared as Crackdown on Protestors Intensifies

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

Egypt: Respect Right to Peaceful Protest

President al-Sisi Should Ensure Restraint by Security Forces

A still photo of a video circulated on social media on September 20 showing masses of anti-government protesters in the city of Damietta, North of Cairo, tearing down a big Sisi banner. © Twitter
September 17, 2019 News Release

UN: Address Egypt’s Assault on Rights

Use Review in Geneva to Address Unprecedented Levels of Repression

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July 24, 2019 Report

Egypt: New NGO Law Renews Draconian Restrictions

Disproportionately Huge Fines; Ban on Links with Foreign Groups

Prominent rights activist and journalist Hossam Baghat, center, leaves a courtroom at the Cairo Criminal Court on March 24, 2016. In recent years, Egyptian authorities have relentlessly prosecuted leading human rights and civil society activists for their
July 24, 2019 Commentary

Why Is Egypt Attacking Human Rights Groups?

Egyptian President Abdelfattah Al-Sisi. During his presidency, Egypt has harassed, prosecuted, arrested and seized the assets of dozens of human rights groups and defenders.
July 8, 2019 News Release

Egypt: Renewed Detention of Scholar’s Daughter Unlawful

Day After Judge Orders Ola al-Qaradawi’s Release, Authorities Rearrest Her

Interior Ministry forces arrested Ola al-Qaradawi, 55, and her husband, Hosam Khalaf, 58, without a warrant over an alleged Muslim Brotherhood link.
April 5, 2019 News Release

Egypt: Make Public New Draft NGO Law

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March 8, 2019 News Release

Egypt: Trans Activist Risks Serious Abuse

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November 18, 2018 News Release

Egypt: Mass Arrests of Lawyers, Activists

Most Held in Incommunicado Detention

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