Summary:

1. Presidential decree pardoning activist Alaa Abdel Fattah.
2. Arrest and investigation of journalist Ismail Al-Iskandarani in Case No. 6469 of 2025.
3. Renewing the detention of hundreds of citizens pending Supreme State Security cases.
4. Security forces in Tanta arrest a citizen from his home and forcibly disappear him.
5. Investigation and charging 9 citizens in Sharqia with terrorism, and then remanding them in custody.
6. Lawyer Essam Sultan, during his trial, complains to the court about the poor conditions inside Badr-III Prison, confirming that dozens of prisoners continue their hunger strike.

Details

I.                Arrest and Enforced Disappearance:

Monday, 22 September

1. Security forces at Tanta Police Station in Gharbia arrested citizen Shawky Ragab from his home and took him to an unknown location, without presenting him to any investigation authority.

II.             Prosecution Investigations:

• Supreme State Security Prosecution:

During the bulletin’s coverage period; State Security Prosecution investigates dozens of citizens, who reappeared following varying periods of enforced disappearance, under the Anti-Terrorism Law and remanded in custody.

Wednesday, 24 September

• State Security Prosecution arrested investigative researcher Ismail Al-Iskandarani after his arrest at dawn at a security checkpoint in Marsa Matrouh while returning from Siwa, and charged him with joining a terrorist group and spreading false news and statements, and then remanded him in custody.
• Public Prosecution:

Wednesday, 24 September

1. Hahia Prosecution in Sharqia investigated 8 citizens after arresting them from their homes and accusing them of joining a terrorist group and spreading false news and statements then placing them in pretrial detention. They are Mohamed Abdel Hamid, Hossam Zaghloul, Osama Ramadan, Mahmoud Mohamed Al-Maliki, Mohamed Al-Sayed Abdel Rahim, Adel Ahmed Ali, Abdel Moneim Geneidi Mohamed, and Mustafa Abdel Moneim Geneidi.

Thursday, 25 September

1. 10^th of Ramadan Prosecution in Sharqia investigated after Shadid Sayed Farag arresting him from his home, accusing him of joining a terrorist group and spreading false news and statements and then kept him in pretrial detention.

III.           Detention Renewal:

Monday, 22 September

• The Supreme State Security prosecution renewed the detention of Mohamed Hussein Mohamed for 15 days pending Case No. 4037 of 2025, Supreme State Security, on charges of joining a group established in violation of the law and the constitution.
• The Supreme State Security prosecution renewed the detention of student Mohamed Adel Mabrouk for 15 days pending Case No. 6181 of 2025, Supreme State Security, on charges of joining a group established in violation of the law and the constitution.

Tuesday, 23 September

1. Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber -I, held at Badr Prison considered a session to renew the detention of hundreds of citizens pending cases Nos. 316 of 2017, 65 of 2021 including activist Nermin Hussein, 2013 of 2021, 2207 of 2021, 1752 of 2022, 1977 of 2022, 95 of 2023, 716 of 2023, 2406 of 2023, 2469 of 2023, 288 of 2024, 1282 of 2024, 1408 of 2024, 4092 of 2024, 4474 of 2024, 6170 of 2024, 7169 of 2024, 7430 of 2024, 1124 of 2025, 1126 of 2025, 1183 of 2025, 1603 of 2025, 2025 of 2025, 2480 of 2025, 2481 of 2025, 2640 of 2025, 2641 of 2025, 3099 of 2025, 3337 of 2025, 3563 of 2025, 3723 of 2025, 3782 of 2025, 4037 of 2025, Supreme State Security.

Wednesday, 24 September

1. Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber -I, held at Badr Prison considered a session to renew the detention of hundreds of citizens pending cases Nos. 550 of 2014, 1301 of 2018, 1480 of 2019, 662 of 2020, 2397 of 2021, 41 of 2022, 2216 of 2022, 325 of 2023, 744 of 2023, 2468 Of 2023, 2991 of 2023, 3391 of 2023, 3510 of 2023, 715 of 2024, 2558 of 2024, 2806 of 2024, 3435 of 2024, 3529 of 2024, 4091 of 2024, 4334 of 2024, 4399 of 2024, 6671 of 2024, 6788 of 2024, 1 of 2025, 1 of 2025 (copied from 900 of 2017), 4 of 2025, 816 of 2025, 846 of 2025, 1125 of 2025, 1517 of 2025, 1248 of 2025, 1602 of 2025, 2479 of 2025, 3722 of 2025, Supreme State Security.

IV.          Acquittal:

Wednesday, 24 September

• Supreme State Security Prosecution decided to acquit Ahmed Bahar, a Zamalek fan on bail n Case No. 65 of 2021 Supreme State Security.

V.             Release:

Thursday, 25 June

1. Security forces at Hahia Police Station in Sharqia released Ibrahim Abdel Rahman Mohamed Abdel Fattah in implementation of his release procedures and arrival of signal from National Security Sector.

VI.          Trials:

Sunday, 21 September

• Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-I, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 8 defendants, in Case No. 1937 of 2025, l-Darb Al-Ahmar, known in the media as the case of ISIS l-Darb Al-Ahmar to the session of 2 November 2025.
• Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-I, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 11 defendants, in Case No. 23849 of 2024, Helwan Felonies, known in the media as the case of the Helwan Cell to the session of 2 November 2025.
• Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-I, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 5 defendant, in Case No. 578 of 2025, Settlement Felonies, known in the media as the case of the Specialized Committees Cell, to the session of 2 November 2025.

Monday, 22 September

• Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-I, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 16 defendants, in Case No. 9640 of 2025, Haram Felonies, known in the media as the case of Administrative Restructuring in Haram to the sentencing session of 22 December 2025.
• Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-I, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 97 defendants including Dr. Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, former presidential candidate and head of the Strong Egypt Party, in Case No. 5263 of 2025, Nasr City-I Felonies, known in the media as the case of the Nasr City Cell to the session of 22 December 2025.
• Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-I, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 50 defendants, in Case No. 13988 of 2024, Settlement Felonies, known in the media as the case of the Administrative Structure of the Muslim Brotherhood, to the session of 3 November 2025.

Tuesday, 23 September

• Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-I, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 40 defendants including the Vice President of the Strong Egypt Party, Mohamed Al-Qassas, in Case No. 15661 of 2024, Nasr City Felonies, known in the media as the case of Mekameleen-2 to the session of 7 December 2025.
• Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-I, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 50 defendants, in Case No. 5264 of 2025, Nasr City-I Felonies, known in the media as the case of Administrative Structure to the session of 7 December 2025.
• Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-I, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 60 defendants, in Case No. 13986 of 2024, Settlement Felonies, known in the media as the case of the Administrative Structure in the Settlement, to the session of 6 December 2025.
• Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-I, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 68 defendants, in Case No. 12567 of 2024, Settlement Felonies, known in the media as the case of the Settlement Cell to the session of 6 December 2025.

Wednesday, 24 September

• Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-I, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 34 defendants, in Case No. 647 of 2020, State Security, known in the media as the case of the Heliopolis Cell to the session of 8 December 2025.
• Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-I, held in Badr Prison postponed repeating procedures of 4 defendants, in Case No. 34150 of 2015, Nasr City-I Felonies, known in the media as the case of Rabia Sit-in Dispersal, to the session of 8 October 2025.
• Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-I, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 90 defendants, in Case No. 7434 of 2025, 1^st Settlement Felonies, known in the media as the case of the 1^st Settlement Cell, to the session of 8 December 2025.

Saturday, 27 September

• Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-II, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 41 defendants, in Case No. 11149 of 2024, Nozha Felonies, known in the media as the case of Nozha Terrorist Cell.
• Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-II, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 37 defendants, in Case No. 14489 of 2024, Settlement Felonies, known in the media as the case of the Masked Men.

VII.        Statements and Information:

Monday, 22 September

• The President of the Republic issued a decree pardoning the remaining prison terms of 6 citizens convicted of crimes, including activist Alaa Abdel Fattah. The list includes: Saeed Magli Al-Daw Eliwa, Karam Abdel Samee Ismail Al-Saadani, Walaa Gamal Saad Mohamed, Alaa Ahmed Seif Al-Islam Abdel Fattah Hamad, Mohamed Abdel Khaleq Abdel Aziz Abdel Latif, and Mansour Abdel Gaber Ali Abdel Razeq.

VIII.     Decisions and legislation:

Saturday, 21 September

1. The official spokesperson for the Presidency of the Republic published a statement on the official Facebook page regarding the President’s refusal to issue the Criminal Procedures Law to the House of Representatives and its return to the House of Representatives.

IX.          Prison News:

Monday, 22 September

• Egyptian Network for Human Rights posted on its Facebook page, that a National Security officer at Badr-III Prison, Colonel Ahmed Fikry, stormed the cell of Bassem Ouda, the former Minister of Supply, insulting and beating him, and then threatening to escalate the abuse and violations, in an attempt to force him to end his hunger strike.

Tuesday, 23 September

• Lawyer Essam Sultan, Vice President of the Wassat Party, stated before the Cairo Criminal Court, during his trial in Case No. 5263 of 2025, Nasr City-I Felonies, that conditions are deteriorating inside Badr-III Prison, especially Sector-II.

He confirmed that a large number of prisoners are still on hunger strike due to the conditions they are being subjected to, including Dr. Abdel Rahman Al-Barr, a university professor, who has been on hunger strike for the third month, and who lost approximately 50 kilograms and is suffering from severe weakness and a noticeable deterioration in his health.

This is in light of the complete disregard for the strikers’ demands and the absence of any official response to guarantee their basic rights.

Legal Comment

Writer and investigative journalist Ismail Al-Iskandarani was arrested, while passing through a security checkpoint in Marsa Matrouh. He was referred for investigation in Case No. 6469 of 2025, Supreme State Security, and questioned regarding some of the articles he published on Facebook.

This constitutes a continuation of the policy of restricting freedom of expression and spreading a climate of intimidation.