The founder and former CEO of Egypt’s Juhayna Food Industries (JUFO.CA) and his son have been released after about two years in detention, reported Reuters. Safwan Thabet and his son, Seifeldin, were released from prison [ More … ]
After detention in UAE, human rights groups had feared Sherif Osman would be extradited to Egypt and face imprisonment and torture after calling for protests on 11 November The Egyptian-American national arrived in the United [ More … ]
Amr Imam is a human rights defender and lawyer who was arrested at his home in Maadi, Cairo, by the police on 16 October 2019. Amr’s arrest came after the lawyer announced his intention to [ More … ]
The Egyptian authorities have released the Egyptian activist, of Palestinian origins, Ramy Shaath, one of the founders of the “Israel Boycott Movement”, according to AFP, citing a judiciary source. Egypt’s prosecution on Monday ordered 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 … ]
After more than 1,000 days in detention where she endured torture and hunger strikes, Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul released Wednesday 10th of February, 2021. A Saudi court sentenced Hathloul to close to six [ More … ]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls for release of prisoners in Egypt days after 9 people were executed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he will never meet Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi unless [ 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 … ]
The fishermen returned to Yemen’s southern Al-Hudaydah province Egyptian authorities said Saturday 49 fishermen held by Houthi rebels in Yemen have been released. The Foreign Ministry said in a statement the freed fishermen returned to [ More … ]
Egypt’s Court of Cassation has overturned a death sentence against the country’s first democratically elected president Mohamed Morsi – whose trial is seen by many observers and human rights organizations as politically motivated. However, the [ More … ]
Heliopolis Prosecution decided to release a worker after payment of LE 1,000 bail for acquiring 10 Kg of sugar. He was accused of monopolizing commodities and making profits, according to AL-Shorouk newspaper. The prosecution’s investigations showed that [ More … ]
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