US lawmakers say the British-Egyptian Alaa Abdel Fattah is “in desperate need of immediate intervention to help secure his freedom. Egypt Human Rights caucus co-chairs Representative Malinowski and Representative Don Beyer have released a letter [ More … ]
Family of detained British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah are concerned about his life after prison authorities said he refused visit with his mother last Sunday The family of activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has grown increasingly worried [ More … ]
Activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, a British-Egyptian political prisoner, has been on hunger strike for over 60 days in protest against his detention and deprivation of rights in prison Although Alaa Abdel Fattah’s detention conditions have [ More … ]
Egyptian authorities have transferred the prominent political activist Alaa Abdel Fattah from the maximum-security prison to a new correctional facility where he was allegedly tortured and denied basic rights to a new correctional facility, his [ More … ]
During a recent visit to her son in prison, blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah, Laila Soueif learned that he had again been assaulted by prison authorities for attempting to exercise his rights. During a visit yesterday [ More … ]
Mother of the renowned Egyptian activist who has recently gained British citizenship expresses fears that she may not see him alive again due to his continued hunger strike over the dire prison conditions. The mother [ More … ]
The family of imprisoned activist Alaa Abdel Fattah announced on Monday, 11 April, 2022, that he has gained British citizenship, part of an effort to help him “find some way out of this impossible ordeal.” Also, The [ More … ]
Sanaa Seif’s brother Alaa Abdel Fattah was sentenced earlier this week to five years in prison despite an international outcry Egyptian authorities released the prominent activist Sanaa Seif on Thursday after serving a prison term [ More … ]
Egyptian activist and January Revolution icon Alaa Abdel Fattah sentenced to 5 years in prison, says judicial source Prominent Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah was sentenced to five years in prison on Monday, according to [ More … ]
Human rights activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, lawyer Mohamed El-Baqer, and blogger Mohamed Ibrahim “Oxygen” were brought before the Supreme State Security Prosecution (SSSP) for questioning on August 17. This suggests that they could hopefully be [ More … ]
Two photos, one for a Cairo University professor lying on the ground in front of a prison after being denied visit to her son, and the other for a thug, celebrating his wedding after having [ More … ]
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