Summary:

1. Enforced disappearance of Abdullah Ramadan again after orders of his acquittal on 9 August.

2. State Security Prosecution and the Consultative Chamber of the Criminal Court renews the detention of hundreds of citizens.

3. Postponing the trials of hundreds of citizens on terrorism cases.

4. Cairo Criminal Court hands down life sentences in three terrorism cases.

5. Transfer of 23 citizens from their places of detention to the high-security Borg El Arab Prison.

6. The Court of Cassation launched the “Heritage Legal Library,” making available the first printed record of the Egyptian judiciary.

Details

1. Arrest and Enforced Disappearance:

Thursday, 27 August

1. 1. 1. 1. The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) published on its Facebook page about the enforced disappearance of Abdullah Ramadan, for the second time following the acquittal order issued by Zagazig Criminal Court on August 9, 2026, after suffering imprisonment, arbitrary detention, and enforced disappearance for 11 years.

2. 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.

• Public Prosecution:

Tuesday, 25 August

1. Zagazig Total Prosecution in Sharqia investigated 6 citizens on charges of joining a terrorist group and spreading false news and statements and then placed them in pretrial detention. They are Mohamed Abdel Hamid Ahmed El-Bakri, Mahfouz Mohamed Abdel Hamid Mekheimar, Abdel Rahman Abu El-Naga, Alaa Makawy Mohamed Gouda, Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim El-Qashish, and Abdel Fattah El-Sadik Mohamed Nafea.

3. Rotation:

Wednesday, 26 August

1. Kafr Saqr Prosecution in Sharqia interrogated Citizen Adel Salah, a marriage officiant and kept him in custody, obstructing his release procedures. It charged him with joining a terrorist group and disseminating false news and statements.

4. Renewal of Detention:

Sunday, 23 August

1. Supreme State Security Prosecution renewed the detention of journalist Haider Qandil for 15 days in Case No. 5635 of 2026, State Security Supreme Court, on charges of leading a terrorist group and committing a crime of financing terrorism.

2. Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber -II, held at Badr Prison presided over by Judge Wagdi Abdel Moneim, with Judges Diaa Amer and Abdel Galil Miftah as members renewed the detention of hundreds of citizens pending cases Nos. 385 of 2017, 440 of 2022, 2069 of 2022, 95 of 2023, 508 of 2023, 1644 of 2024, 2810 of 2024, 6171 of 2024, 7169 of 2024, 850 of 2025, 925 of 2025, 1604 of 2025, 4037 of 2025, 5233 of 2025, 6044 of 2025, 7137 of 2025, and 7143 of 2025. 2025, 8448 of 2025, 9869 of 2025, 2 of 2026, 3 of 2026, 51 of 2026, 339 of 2026, 404 of 2026, 405 of 2026, 456 of 2026, 944 of 2026, 1485 of 2026, 2240 of 2026, 2586 of 2026, 2627 of 2026, Supreme State Security.

Monday, 24 August

1. Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber -II, held at Badr Prison presided over by Judge Wagdi Abdel Moneim, with Judges Diaa Amer and Abdel Galil Miftah as members renewed the detention of hundreds of citizens pending cases Nos. 29 of 2016, 677 of 2018, 4356 of 2024, 1 of 2025, 9 of 2025, 20 of 2025, 2025 of 2025, 2626 of 2025, 6082 of 2025, 2846 of 2025, 3722 of 2025, 6236 of 2025, 6986 of 2025, 8159 of 2025, 8448 of 2025, 11005 of 2025, 236 of 2026, 619 of 2026, 945 of 2026, and 946 of 2026. 2026, 1018 of 2026, 1122 of 2026, 1382 of 2026, 1728 of 2026, 2048 of 2026, 2051 of 2026, 2118 of 2026, 3407 of 2026, 6082 of 2026, 6425 of 2026, Supreme State Security.

2. Supreme State Security Prosecution renewed the detention of Dr. Mohamed Zahran, a former parliamentary candidate, for 15 days pending investigations in Case No. 5773 of 2026, State Security, on charges of joining a terrorist group and disseminating false news and statements.

3. Supreme State Security Prosecution renewed the detention of political activist Nael Hassan for 15 days pending investigations in Case No. 4373 of 2026, State Security, on the same charges.

Tuesday, 25 August

1. The judge of the Misdemeanor Appeals Court of Gamalia and Manshia, convened at the South Cairo Court in Zeinhom, headed by Counselor Ahmed Faisal, renewed the detention of citizen Abdel Aati Abdel-Hafiz Abdel-Hamid, without his presence or the presence of his lawyer, after the head of the court and the renewal secretary informed the lawyers present that the renewal would not be considered and was postponed due to a malfunction in the display screen at the Al-Mokattam police station, for a period of 45 days in case No. 5490 of 2026, Al-Mokattam, on charges of joining a terrorist group.

5. Trials:

In trials that lacked the most important standard and guarantees of a fair and just trial, which are the principle of publicity of trials, as well as depriving some defendants from attending the sessions and separating the defendants from their lawyers, Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chambers I and II – during the period covered by the bulletin – held the trials of about 1280 citizens in 37 cases, the details of which are as follows:

Sunday, 23 August

1. Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chambers-II, headed by Judge Wagdi Abdel Moneim, with the membership of Judges Abdel Galil Muftah and Diaa Amer, postponed the trial of 5 defendants, in Case No. 20905 of 2024, Nozha, to the session on October 26, 2026, for the prosecution’s closing arguments.

2. Same Chamber postponing the trial of 37 defendants, in Case No. 14489 of 2024, known in the media as the Masked Cell case, to the session on November 9, 2026, to hear the prosecution witnesses.

3. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 58 defendants, in Case No. 1235 of 2024, Omrania, known in the media as the Omrania Cell case, to the session on October 27, 2026, for the prosecution’s closing arguments.

4. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 18 defendants in Case No. 15978 of 2024, Nasr City-I, known in the media as the Nasr City Cell case, to the session on October 14, 2026, to hear the prosecution witnesses.

5. Same Chamber postponed the retrial procedures of 46 defendants in Case No. 21763 of 2025, Ain Shams, known in the media as the Ain Shams Cell case, to the session on October 14, 2026, to hear the prosecution witnesses.

6. Same Chamber postponed the retrial procedures of 124 defendants in Case No. 12924 of 2024, Fifth Settlement, known in the media as the Administrative Structure Case, to the session on November 8, 2026, to hear the prosecution witnesses.

7. Same Chamber postponed the retrial procedures of 29 defendants, in the Case No. 1871 of 2026, Al-Zawya Al-Hamra, known in the media as the Al-Zawya Al-Hamra Cell Case to the session on October 28, 2026, to hear the prosecution witnesses.

8. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 9 defendants including journalist Mahmoud Saad Diab, on charges of espionage for a foreign country in Case No. 18514 of 2024, Al-Nozha, to the sentencing session on September 29, 2026.

Monday, 24 August

9. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 42 defendants in Case No. 4481 of 2025, October Criminal Court, known in the media as the October Cell case, to the session on November 9, 2026, for the defendants’ attendance and the prosecution’s closing arguments.

10. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 111 defendants in Case No. 31947 of 2022, El-Marg, known in the media as the Tala’i’ Hasm and Liwaa al-Thawra case, to the session on November 11, 2026, for the defendants’ attendance from their detention and the prosecution’s closing arguments.

11. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 108 defendants in Case No. 3202 of 2025, Qattamia, known in the media as the Qattamia ISIS Cell case, to the session on November 10, for the defendants’ attendance, the inclusion and examination of the evidence.

12. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 14 defendants in Case No. 1984 of 2026, 5^th Settlement, known in the media as the Alexandria Cell case, to the session on November 8, 2026, to hear the prosecution witnesses.

13. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 7 defendants in Case No. 13939 of 2025, Nasr City-I, known in the media as the Nasr City Administrative Structure case, to the session on November 8, to hear the first and second prosecution witnesses.

14. Same Chamber postponed the retrial procedures of 8 defendants in Case No. 27224 of 2025, Ain Shams, known in the media as the Ain Shams Cell case, to the session on October 28, 2026, to hear the first prosecution witness.

15. Same Chamber postponing the trial of 8 defendants, in Case No. 5640 of 2026, Ma’asara, known in the media as the Ma’asara Cell case, to the session on October 24, 2026, to hear the first and second prosecution witnesses.

16. Same Chamber postponed the retrial procedures of 1 defendant, in Case No. 10790 of 2013, Heliopolis, known in the media as the Presidential Palace Events case, to the session on September 28, 2026, to consolidate the case file and instruct the Public Prosecution to do so.

6. Judicial Rulings:

Sunday, 23 August

1. Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chambers-II, headed by Judge Wagdi Abdel Moneim, with the membership of Judges Abdel Galil Muftah and Diaa Amer, sentenced 1 defendant in absentia to 15 years of rigorous imprisonment for founding and leading a terrorist group in Case No. 2545 of 2025, Tabiya.

2. Same court sentenced 1 defendant to 5 years of rigorous imprisonment and 2 defendants to 3 years of rigorous imprisonment each for joining a terrorist group in Case No. 2657 of 2026, Heliopolis Misdemeanors.

3. Same court sentenced 1 defendant in Case No. 354 of 2021, Mataria, known in the media as the Mataria Violence Case, to 3 years of rigorous imprisonment.

4. Same court sentenced 1 defendant in Case No. 12681 of 2013, Giza, known in the media as the Rabia al-Adawia sit-in dispersal case, to 5 years of rigorous imprisonment.

7. Prison News:

Wednesday, 26 August

1. Security forces in Sharqia transferred 24 prisoners from prisons and police stations in Darb Negm, Qareen, and Zagazig, to Borg Al-Arab Maximum-Security Prison. They are Mohamed Saeed El-Nimr, Mohamed Fathi, Mohamed Maher, Mohamed Abdel Rahman Abdel Latif, Mohamed Saber, Ahmed Saeed El-Dakr, Ahmed Magdy Hussein, Ibrahim El-Shawadfi, Bilal Omar Hawila, Islam Mohamed, El-Sayed Abdel Samie, Amr Mohamed Salah, Yassin Mohamed Ibrahim Yassin, Saad Mohamed Ibrahim, Nasr Ibrahim Abdel Latif, Mahmoud Rady, Nabil Gomaa Fathi, Anas Mohamed Abdel Fattah El-Nimr, Ahmed Adel Ahmed Abu El-Enein, Omran Mohamed Abdel Moneim Othman, Ahmed Nabil Mohamed Metwally Leila, El-Sayed Abu Hashem, Alaa Gouda, and Abdel Rahman Mahmoud Ahmed Mohamed Salama El-Qazzaz.

8. Parties of Justice:

1. Lawyers Syndicate.

Tuesday, 25 August

The General Syndicate of Lawyers announced 14 decisions following a meeting between the Syndicate President and the heads of the branch syndicates, including:

• Commencing training on electronic platforms and remote litigation, in preparation for the implementation of the new Criminal Procedures Law starting Monday, August 31, 2026. Registration will be through the Lawyers Syndicate website.

• Preparing courses and lectures on the new Criminal Procedures Law, to be available on the websites of the General Syndicate and its branches.

• Communicating with various prosecution offices to schedule investigation dates and notifying lawyers, whether they are attending the investigation as principals or delegates.