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January 22, 2025 News Release

Egypt: Rights Defender Charged with Terrorism

Escalating Crackdown on Critics

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Egypt: Government Undermining Environmental Groups

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May 4, 2022 Dispatches

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February 25, 2022 News Release

Egypt: Hunger Strike Against Indefinite Detention

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Egypt: Rights Defender’s Imprisoned Father At Risk

Provide Medical Care, Investigate Torture Claims

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January 13, 2022 News Release

Egypt: No End to Systematic Repression

Human Rights Defenders and Ordinary Citizens Targeted, Harassed, Tortured

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January 12, 2022 News Release

Egypt: Prominent Rights Group Forced to Close

Immediately Repeal Associations Law

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November 22, 2021 News Release

Egypt: End Harassment of Rights Defender

Verdict on Hossam Bahgat Speech Charges Due November 29

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November 15, 2021 News Release

Egypt: US Advocate’s Father Held Incommunicado

‘Disappeared’ in Reprisal as Egyptian Officials Visit Washington

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August 4, 2021 Commentary

"Clean the Streets of Faggots"

Digital Targeting of LGBT People by Middle East/North Africa Governments

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July 31, 2021 News Release

Egypt: Renewed Judicial Harassment of Rights Defenders

Close Case 173, Lift Arbitrary Restrictions

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

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