Latest in Tag: Protest law Highlight
Latest in Tag: Protest law

Experience shows that citizens donât get their rights until group pressure occurs: NCHR
Hope follows governmentâs intention to amend contested Protest Law

Human Rightsâ MP calls on Al-Sisi to release political youth
âWe ought to embrace the youth instead of ruining their future in prison,â says Mohamed Anwar Sadat

Al-Azhar students granted release pending trial
Students spent more than two years in prison stemming from previous verdicts

25 April protest group acquitted following appeal on 2-year jail term
Court orders release of 33 defendants amid ongoing series of prosecution of opponents of Red Sea islands agreement

More detainees join hunger strike, prison administration prevents visits
âHow would the families know if there was anyone beaten in the prison on Saturday?â said a major general

Amid ongoing trials, fourth 25 April protest case adjourned to 31 May
More than 100 young people given prison sentences in three separate cases for chanting against Red Sea islandsâ demarcation agreement

Protests reap gains prior to taking off
The state carefully directed its security bodies to double efforts in countering such demonstrations

National security is a red line that cannot be crossed: Interior Minister
Abdel Ghaffar held a meeting to review security preparations ahead of calls for protests on Monday

30 protesters held in detention following Friday demonstration against land transferÂ
Qasr Al-Nil prosecution authorities cancelled the release of detained protesters hours after it ordered their release

Citizen X speaks to Al-Sisi
Dear Mr Al-Sisi, This letter will do something you are not used to: it will force you to listen to a citizen rather than lecture or imprison him. I recognise this will be incredibly difficult for you, as you are accustomed to giving orders, rather than receiving advice. This letter is not about venting or …

Administrative court rejects lawsuit to annul Protest Law
Hundreds have been detained and sentenced due to the controversial law

Detained activists trio handed 6-month imprisonment over assaulting officer
The incident was recorded in the court log, according to the defence lawyer Khaled Ali.

Mohamed Mahmoud trial postponed to 5 January
Postponement follows jail sentences for defendants in related case

Police officer appeals verdict in Shaimaa Al-Sabbaghâs murder case
Convicted officer was sentenced to 15 years, victimâs aunt says âthere should have been retributionâ

Mohamed Mahmoud anniversary detainees to stand trial
First trial session scheduled for 12 December

Prosecution appeals release of Mohamed Mahmoud detainees on bail
Court session scheduled for Monday to rule on prosecutionâs appeal

Mahmoud Hussein nears 2 years in remand
âAnti-torture T-shirtâ detainee faces non-stop detention renewals

Online campaigns call for release of detainee to attend his father’s funeral
Campaigns will be active until Moussa is able to give his condolences

Pro-Esraa El-Taweel activist released pending investigations
Lawyer hopes charges are dropped, saying âthere are no violationsâ

Former prisoner publicises cellmatesâ stories
Hosny relayed the stories of five other prisoners; people in prison are not just numbers, he says

Protest and pretrial detention laws on our agenda: Al-Nour Party
We will revise freedoms-restricting laws, says party leader

Court extends âanti-torture t-shirtâ detaineeâs detention for 24th time
Prisons are cemeteries and we will continue the battle against arbitrary detention, says detaineeâs brother

Mahmoud Husseinâs detention expected to be renewed for 24th time
Teenage âtorture t-shirtâ detainee hopes his turn to freedom will take place following activistsâ release

Interior ministry obstructs 5 pardoned prisonersâ release
Two activists from Shura Council trial released from Tora Pirson after âmajor intransigenceâ, says lawyer

Court to hear lawyers’ claims again in SPAP members’ re-trial
Party lawyer hopes for second acquittal on protest charges in Al-Sabbagh case

Pardoned prisonersâ fate in hands of Interior Ministry: Lawyers
Seven remain in detention as prison authorities apply âunreasonable bureaucracyâ

48 prisoners released under Al-Sisiâs presidential pardon: Freedom for the Brave
Other trial cases and bureaucratic mistakes are preventing the release of a number of detainees, say human rights groups and lawyers

Activists Sanaa Seif and Yara Sallam return home after 15 months in prison
Political activists rejoice release of the young activists imprisoned under the Protest Law, call for the release of other detainees

Trial for journalist shooting starts over a year later
48 Brotherhood members facing murder charges in Mayada Ashrafâs controversial killing case

Al-Sisi calls on â60 million youthâ to vote in parliamentary elections
Speech covered corruption, terrorism, and refugees, but statements on Egyptian constitution stirred concerns