The family of a 31-year-old prisoner, Waheed Hassan, has called on the Egyptian government to “release him and save his life.” Hassan’s family told the media that he was sick as a result of “cancerous [ More … ]
In a meeting with the regime’s National Council for Human Rights, representatives from some political parties have called on the government to release political prisoners, reform pretrial detention practices, and protect rights to free speech [ More … ]
Following execution of 7 people by Egyptian authorities last week, eight human rights organizations have urged the government to stop implementing the death penalty in the country The eight Egyptian human rights organizations on March [ More … ]
A campaign to free jailed activist has called for releasing Ramy Shaath upon appeals from his family to see his 83-year-old father who has suffered a severe deterioration in his health. The campaign to free [ More … ]
Egyptian social media activists on Sunday launched a campaign calling for saving the life of Gehad Haddad who suffered from food contamination in an Egyptian jail. Since the military overthrow in July 2013 of Egypt’s [ More … ]
Egypt has disrupted voice over internet protocol (VoIP) services this week for users who use messaging apps like Apple’s FaceTime, Viber, Skype, Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp. The key reason is apparently security concerns, but there’s [ More … ]
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