On the occasion of the International Women Human Rights Defenders Day, many courageous women activists detained in Egypt for undertaking the vital work of fighting for human rights in Egypt must be released. Those women [ More … ]
The COP27 may have ended, but many of the Egyptians preemptively detained in connection with calls for protests during the conference remain behind bars. Egyptian authorities arrested hundreds of people around the country leading up [ More … ]
A human rights organization monitored detention of an engineer since September for joining a Facebook group calling for climate demonstrations during the conference With COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh less than a month away, Egyptian Front [ More … ]
Egyptian Human Rights organizations have called for immediate release of 10 Egyptian Nubians unjustly held by the Saudi Arabia authorities Days before the final verdict is issued against them on August 31, Egyptian Human Rights [ More … ]
Despite Sisi’s prisons, the International Bar Association has awarded two detained Egyptian human rights lawyers The two detained Egyptian lawyers, Haitham Mohamadin and Mohamed El-Baqer, won the Ebru Timtik award of the International Bar Association [ More … ]
Eritrean asylum seekers Alem Tesfay Abraham and Kibrom Adhanom arrived in Canada on January 20 after spending nearly a decade arbitrarily detained in Egypt. Alem and Kibrom were detained in Egypt since 2012 and 2013, [ More … ]
The Egyptian authorities on 6 October 2021 renewed the pre-trial detention of Ola Al-Qaradawi for a period of 45 days. The daughter of prominent Islamic scholar Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi has already been detained for four [ More … ]
According to media reports, Abdelwahab’s “When We’re Born” musical drama has been nominated to represent Egypt in the Oscar competition, category of best foreign language foreign films. The film was chosen by a committee formed [ More … ]
British lawyers say Osama Morsi, the imprisoned son of late Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, who has been languishing in an Egyptian prison since December 2016, faces ‘imminent danger’. Osama Morsi, a lawyer, represented his late [ More … ]
King’s brother Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz and his son arrested in latest power grab by Mohammed bin Salman, according to the London-based Middle East Eye. A purge of royal princes is under way in Saudi [ More … ]
Egyptian authorities detained a Ukrainian tanker carrying Iranian oil as it passed through the Suez Canal ten days ago. News of the seizure came a day after Egypt’s Supreme State Security Criminal Court sentenced six [ More … ]
There are more than 15 US nationals who have been detained in Egypt for years with no attention on the part of US President Donald Trump. On the other hand, Turkey has been beaten down [ More … ]
A member of the Palestinian Legislative Council has been sentenced to six months administrative detention after being arrested for ties to the PFLP. Palestinian politician and rights activist Khalida Jarrar was sentenced on Wednesday to [ More … ]
A number of leading detained activists from Al Hoceima and other towns in the Rif were reportedly called for “extensive” interrogations on Monday. Al Yaoum24 said that two activists detained in Casablanca’s Oukacha Prison were [ More … ]
Statement by Pakistani reporter says he was held with his cameraman while covering a visit by Turkey’s foreign minister. Saudi Arabia detained a Pakistani journalist and his Turkish cameraman working for Turkey’s state-run English language [ More … ]
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